An Optimality Analysis of Malay Loanwords in Japanese
This study aimed to examine and explain the phonology of Malay loanwords in Japanese using Optimality Theory. The analysis was based on secondary data extracted from the Senyum magazine published in Malaysia that utilises Japanese language in its writing. The relevant data which was selected manually, was then analysed and explained using a constraints-
Aznur Aisyah, Zaharani Ahmad
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Variations of Arabic Loanwords in the Perlis Malay Dialect: Geolinguistic Analysis
Perlis is a unique state because it borders a foreign country in the north which is Thailand and next to the state of Kedah. This unique position also has an impact on the Malay dialect spoken by native speakers in Perlis. While this loan word in Arabic is seen in the Malay language as having a close connection with Islam which is held by the majority ...
Ainur Hissam, Zuliana Zubir
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The Adaptation Strategies of English Loanwords among Kelantan Malay Dialect Speakers
This paper discusses the adaptation strategies when the Kelantan dialect speakers borrow words from English. It also discusses the findings for loanwords approach. There are three approaches to account for the adaptation and processing of sound-based loanwords namely Perception, Phonology or Perception-Phonology Approaches.
Sakinah Nik Muhammad Naziman +1 more
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The distribution of -at and -ah endings in Malay loanwords from Arabic
Bahasa Malaysia (BM) and Bahasa Indonesia (BI) have many loanwords that derive ultimately from Arabic. An interesting subset of these loans comprises those words that have the t?' marb?tah suffix in Arabic, which usually indicates natural or grammatical feminine gender in that language. In BM and BI, reflexes of these words may end in -at or -ah, e.g.,
S. Campbell
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Languages in Contact : A Study of Arabic Loanwords in Malay/Indonesian Language
This paper discusses the contact language between Malay and Arabic language. Objectives of the study are to look into the similarities etymology of the two countries national language. This paper will implement qualitative analysis which is based on discussions and comparison. The results of this study show that cultural contact especially the reach of
Rozanna Mulyani, Noordin Mohd Noor
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Diachronic Corpora as a Tool for Tracing Etymological Information of Indonesian-Malay Lexicon
Indonesian lexicon comprises numerous loanwords which some of them already exist since the 7th century. The large number of loanwords is the reason why many dictionaries of Indonesian etymology available today contain merely the origin of the words ...
Kamal Yusuf, Dewi Puspita
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ARABIC LOANWORD IN HAUSA AND MALAY LANGUAGE: A DESCRIPTIVE-ANALYTICAL STUDY
This descriptive-analytical study examines the systematic integration of Arabic loanwords into Hausa and Malay languages, focusing on phonological, morphological, and semantic adaptation mechanisms and their cultural implications. The research addresses a significant gap in comparative linguistics by analyzing two typologically distinct languages that ...
Abdallah Saleh Abdallah +4 more
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A study of Chinese loanwords (from South Fujian dialects) in the Malay and Indonesian languages [PDF]
I was in South Fujian (Hokkian) to conduct preliminary research on South Fujian dialect loanwords in Malay and Indonesian languages in April and May 1985. I have additionally consulted eight Malay-Indo nesian dictionaries (Poerwadarminta 1976; Zain 1960; Arifin 1951; Harahap 1951; Chaer 1976; Iskandar 1970; Yang Kui Yee and Chan Meow Wah 1984 ...
Kong Zhi
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Malay and Javanese loanwords in Malagasy, Tagalog and Siraya (Formosa)
L'histoire culturelle et politique de l'Asie du sud-est montre l'importance des groupes ethniques Malais et Javanais. Cette situation est refletee par les emprunts linguistiques dans les langues indonesiennes, malaisiennes et dans quelques langues de la Philippine. En examinant les emprunts dans des langues tels le tagalog et le malgache, l'A.
K. Adelaar
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AN OVERVIEW OF INDONESIAN LOANWORDS FROM FRENCH
When two languages come into contact, they exert a reciprocal influence, often unbalanced. A phenomenon that often occurs in case of language contact is the absorption or borrowing of lexical elements, which will enrich the vocabulary of the receiving ...
Tri Indri Hardini, Philippe Grangé
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