Baba Malay Dictionary The First Comprehensive Compendium of Straits Chinese Terms And Expressions by William Gwee Thian Hock ISBN 13: 9780804837781

Tuttle Pub, 12/31/2030. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x7. Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.

Tuttle Pub, 2030-12-30. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x7. 2006, First Printing with full number line. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good; minor wear to edges of wraps. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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