The official and national language of Malaysia is Malaysian, a standardised form of the Malay language. The terminology as per government policy is ''Bahasa Malaysia'' ("Malaysian language") but legislation continues to refer to the official language as ''Bahasa Melayu'' (literally "Malay language") and both terms remain in use. The National Language Act 1967 specifies the Latin (Rumi) script as the official script of the national language, but does not prohibit the use of the traditional Jawi script.