Underrated legacy from our time as Hindu-Buddhists: having the word pahala because the strugglebus all non-Arabic-speaking Muslims have in talking about, well, pahala, in a concise manner.
#Islam #tootSEA #linguistics (good deeds?? Rewards??) #malaysia #arabic #malay (ok this goes to Malaysian Christians too lol except they tend to be more used to anglophone terminology anyway esp in the peninsula)
Small language note from my Legend of Zang Hai watch: at one point there's a small joke/riposte over the name Zhinu because why would you name your kid with Nu which stands for 'slave', but apparently it also means young child.
Reading elsewhere this isn't just a fictional point but an actual mandarin bit, so that's cool that's 20 seconds of dialogue that just encapsulated a key point of grief between Malay and Indonesian speakers lmao (in Malay budak is very straightforwardly a child; in Indonesian that's a foot servant or slave more than the other meaning. But no Malay speaker who's not used to Indonesian would even guess the word they'd actually use, which is bocil)
https://www.minenest.com/521803/ 💖 MACEHHHH ABI NAYEEEEEEEM | Minecraft Satu Nyawa S4 #12 ##gamer #Dayang #Fluffiiee #gaming #HorrorGames #indo #indonesia #IndonesiaGamer #IndonesiaLive #Jamal #live #MakJemah #Malay #Malaysia #MalaysiaGamer #MalaysiaLive #Minecraft #MinecraftVideos #ROBLOX #Ulala
Malay Mail: Share your Malaysian moment: Government launches ‘Bersama Malaysiaku’ national photo archive campaign. “The government has launched the ‘Bersama Malaysiaku’ campaign in conjunction with the upcoming National Day celebrations, inviting the public to contribute to a national photo archive that celebrates everyday Malaysians. From today until September 30, Malaysians can […]
The interesting thing about Sino-Malay literature is its language is not that heavily influenced by Chinese dialects (at least to me). It's just they were written and published by Chinese Indonesians. The difference to the "canon" Indonesian literature is the usage of everyday (Low) Malay language, not the High Malay taught in schools.
Catch the 2023 #WPA11yDay session "A Practical Guide to Automated Accessibility" with Mark Steadman.
Now available with translated transcripts in French, Malay, and Hebrew!
#Accessibility #translation #polyglot #Hebrew #French #Malay
TFW you're trying not to commit further ableism because you've been using the word "stupid" whenever I'm sharing news about the Palestinian genocide but that's because I have dozens of words for what Zionists are but English apparently only have one. So I guess I'm gonna have to teach anglophones what the hell are tolol, tongong, bengong, mingung, lemah, jahil, otak ayam, bebal, bahlul, goblok, dungu, picik, pandir, singkat etcetcetc
Anyone could help shed some light ? What would be the feminization/female form of that name or something close ? I'd offer Bustanette but... #Malay #Indonesian
Wartawan turut tertakluk kepada undang-undang berkaitan rasuah, katanya. #malay siagazette
Had a dream where I was in #Singapore, approached by a cop who only spoke #Malay, but for several minutes could only speak (broken) #Japanese to him instead of #Indonesian.
I didn’t know that Sri Lanka has a population of local ‘Malays’ (includes non-Malays, like Javanese folks etc.. just a catch all name for everyone from the Malay world)
This video was super interesting. So cool to see this Ibu-ibu singing traditional Malay songs and then switching quickly back and forth into Sinhalese
Malaysians are blowing up about this iPhone 16 Pro ad because the word sinema is non standard in Malay and the use here in “Karya sinema” is grammatically incorrect — the correct form would be “Karya sinematik”.
In the replies they’re lamenting the loss of the Malay language identity and some are comparing it to Indonesian or saying it’s becoming Indonesian. I noted in the reply that while it’s also non standard grammar in Indonesian, this is common practice.
Folks, this is advertising. Grammar rules often go out the window to catch people’s attention and to create some sort of brand or messaging association. Based on the replies, Apple succeeded in getting people to talk about it. The fact that it got posted on social media means it’s reaching beyond its intended audience. It worked! 😂😂
#TootSEA #Malay #BahasaMelayu
https://www.threads.net/@rex.tai.z.h/post/DFS82ljyZww
The benefit of knowing multiple languages is …. If the English subtitles are hopeless, you can try other languages to see if it's better. I suspect these Malay subs were made by an actual human while the English subs were made by a bot with a screw loose.
Fyi, yes I can actually watch these without subs, but as this is a costumed drama, sometimes they use archaic words that I don't understand 😅
I should be less lazy and watch it with Chinese subs but I am tired from an intense day of work, ok? 🤣
PS Drama is called “Towards the Truth”, which you can watch via the iQiyi app. It's actually quite good!
Current Wikipedia article on Chinese-Malay literature should be expanded more to include discussion of Chinese-Indonesian literature.
I am too lazy to do it though.
The #Austronesian, or #OutOfTaiwan, theory is the most plausible and widely accepted theory of how #SouthEastAsia islands, #Micronesia, #Melanesia, #Polynesia, & #Madagascar were inhabited. The Philippine #DepEd needs to update school textbooks, & stop pushing the #Malay theory.
Writing a historical novel from the perspective of a Singapore-Malay: an in-person event at NUS to discuss Fairoz Ahmad's novel, Neverness
![Writing a Historical Novel from the Perspective of a Singaporean-Malay: A Discussion on "Neverness"
13 November 2024, 4pm
This event features a discussion on Neverness, a historical novel by Fairoz Ahmad. Steeped in beauty and loss, the story is set in late 1970s Singapore, during the dying days of the once major Malay village of Engku Aman. Described by literary scholar Philip Holden as a “powerful excavation of the hidden histories of a kampung near Geylang Serai” and filmmaker Tan Pin Pin as “absorbing [and] evocative”, the novel recounts the disappearance of a 15 year old Malay girl, the fading away of friendships and the unstoppable rise of Malay rock music with the emergence of its first influential rock band. Blending music, history and storytelling, Fairoz will discuss the major themes of the book, and the role historical novels can play in preserving cultural memory and, as social commentary. The presentation will also feature a music performance by graduate student Ilya Kamsani (vocalist) and Mohd Sulaiman Shah (guitarist) who will play songs referenced in the book. Fairoz will also share how these songs are maps of meanings for the characters in the book, and their socio-cultural significance. Fairoz Ahmad works at the intersection of strategy and social impact. For his contributions to community development, he was awarded the National University of Singapore’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award (2017) and United Kingdom’s Commonwealth Point of Light Award (2018).](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/113/448/070/631/576/976/original/145ff5c8145b54b5.jpg)
Interview with Prof Nazry Bahrawi, a Singaporean professor at University of Washington on his exploration of Malay-Indonesian narratives from Seattle
Malaysians (#Malay: Orang Malaysia; Jawi: أورڠ مليسيا) are citizens who are identified with the country of Malaysia. Although citizens make up the majority of Malaysians, non-citizen residents
