Izah Azahari The linguistic world faces a threat from the English language which is in the process of affecting all languages, including Malay-Indonesian and French. This was discussed in a congress titled ‘Kekayaan Perbendaharaan Kata dalam Bahasa Melayu-Indonesia’ (‘Wealth of Vocabulary in Malay-Indonesian Language) during the International Malay Language, Literature and Culture Congress Series (KABSBM)