Malaysian language subject in primary and secondary schools. Article 152 of the Federation designates Malay as the official language. Between 1986 and 2007, the official term "Bahasa Malaysia" was replaced by ""Bahasa Melayu"". Today, to recognise that Malaysia is composed of many ethnic groups (and not only the ethnic Malays), the term "Bahasa Malaysia" has once again become the government's preferred designation for the ""Bahasa Kebangsaan"" (National Language) and the ""Bahasa Persatuan/Pemersatu"" (unifying language/lingua franca). The language is sometimes simply referred to as "BM" and often misnomered with the term "Bahasa". English continues, however, to be widely used in professional and commercial
Italian comics Italian comics Italian comics are known in Italy as "fumetto" , plural form "fumetti" . The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages. The term "fumetto" (literally "little puff of smoke") refers to the distinctive word balloons that contain the dialog in comics (also called "nuvoletta" in Italian). The term "fumetti" is often used in English to refer to photo comics, regardless of origin or language. Italian "fumetto" has its roots in periodicals aimed at younger readers and in the satirical publications of the 19th century. These magazines published cartoons and illustrations for educational and propagandist purposes.