What is the language of medan in Indonesia?

Medan is the capital city of North Sumatra province in Indonesia. The language spoken by the people of Medan is called "Medan Malay" or "Bahasa Melayu Medan". It is a dialect of Malay language, with influences from various ethnic groups that live in Medan, such as Batak, Javanese, Chinese, and Indian. Medan Malay is commonly used in daily conversations and local media in Medan, but formal education and official communication in Medan use Indonesian as the national language.