A Baba Malay Dictionary The First Comprehensive Compendium of Straits Chinese Terms And Expressions
by Hock, William Gwee Thian
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- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0804837783
- ISBN 13
- 9780804837781
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Tuttle Publishing, 2006. First edition. Paperback. New. One of the great joys of spoken language is the clues the language gives to the speakers' way of life. Baba Malay, the language spoken by by descendants of early Chinese immigrants to the Malay peninsula who intermarried with Malays, is no exception. Both the immigrants and the Malays they met hadn't had the benefit of a classroom, so 'bazaar' Malay and colloquial Hokkien went into the melting pot to produce this lively and gutsy language. The author helps us through our occasional bits of puzzlement in this Baba Malay - English dictionary by giving us the original Hokkien or Malay derivations of words that baffle. 223 pages ending with a glossary of cherki, the Straits Chinese card game, and illustrations of the cards. New Paperback First Edition Weight 0.30 Kg. Postage within Malaysia is free
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- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML100
- Title
- A Baba Malay Dictionary The First Comprehensive Compendium of Straits Chinese Terms And Expressions
- Author
- Hock, William Gwee Thian
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0804837783
- ISBN 13
- 9780804837781
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Singapore - Penang - Malacca - Language Dictionary - Straits Chinese - Baba - Nyonya
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