Kedah Malay
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| Kedah Malay | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Malaya |
| Ethnicity | Kedahan Malay |
| Native speakers | 2.6 million (2006) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | meo |
Kedah Malay, or Kedahan, is a form of Malay spoken in the Malaysian states of Kedah, Penang, Perak, and Perlis. It is also spoken in a few villages in Thailand's southern province of Satun, where it is called "Satun Malay".
Speakers in Trang are most heavily influenced by Thai language.[1] The total speaker of this Malay dialect is 2.6 million. Locally it is known as loghat utara (North dialect, in Malaysian) and pelet Kedah (Kedahs dialect, in Kedahan).
Kedahan Malay dialect can be divided into several subdialects, namely Kedah Persisiran (standard), Baling or Kedah Hulu, Kedah Utara, Perlis-Langkawi, Penang and some others (outside Malaysia).
Some word examples of Kedahan Malay:
| Kedahan Malay (Standard Subdialect) | Standard Malay (Malaysia) | English |
|---|---|---|
| Hang | Kamu, Engkau | You (singular) |
| Cek | Saya, Kamu | I, You (singular) |
| Depa | Mereka | They, Them |
| Hangpa | Kalian | You (plural) |
| Sepa (only used in certain areas) | Kami | We, Us |
| Pi | Pergi | Go |
| Mai | Datang, Mari | Come |
| Awat, Pasepa | Mengapa | Why |
| La | Sekarang | Now |
| Sat | Sebentar, Sekejap | Moment (to wait) |
| Mengkala | Bila, Apabila | When |
| KetegaR | Degil, Keras Kepala | Stubborn |
| Jom (widely used in Malaysian Malay) | Ayuh, Mari | Let's Go |
| Kot (widely used in Malaysian Malay) | Mungkin, Barangkali | Maybe, Probably |
| GeRek | Basikal (also used by Kedahan Malay that reside in urban area) | Bicycle |
| Mertun | Tukul | Hammer |
| Tenggalung | Baling | Throw |
| Ghabat | Panjat | Climb |
| Ligan | Kejar | Chase |
| Loq Laq | Tak senonoh | Indecent |
| Ketit | Gigit kecil | Nibble |
| Tokak | Gigit | Bite |
| Berlemuih | Comot | Grubby |
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[edit] References
- ^ ""as they often do, their dialect is" - My library - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. http://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&q=%22as+they+often+do%2C+their+dialect+is%22&btnG=Search+Books. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
[edit] Source
- Kedah Malay at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
