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A Baba Malay dictionary : the first comprehensive compendium of Straits Chinese terms and expressions / William Gwee Thian Hock.
- Title
- A Baba Malay dictionary : the first comprehensive compendium of Straits Chinese terms and expressions / William Gwee Thian Hock.
- Author
- Gwee, Thian Hock.
- Publication
- Tokyo ; North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Pub., c2006.
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| Text | Request in advance | PL5109 .G93 2006 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 222 p.; 19 cm.
- Summary
- The Peranakan or Baba Chineses of Southeast Asia have a fascinating history and culture, and a uniquely colourful language. The Baba Malay vocabulary is a mixture of common Malay terms and Hokkien Chinese words, with added loanwords from Portuguese, Dutch, and English. It is distinct from the original Malay or Chinese (Hokkien languages that influenced it. This dictionary documents the vast storehouse of unusual words, phrases, idioms, and expressions used by Baba Chinese communities in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and elsewhere. It aims to help younger Babas learn and maintain this unique language. An introduction to the language, a glossary, and notes on cherki (a popular Baba game) are also included.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Dictionaries
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Points to note -- Dictionary -- Cherki glossary -- Names of Cherki cards.
- ISBN
- 9780804837781 (pbk.)
- 0804837783 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2009281795
- OCLC
- 67638277
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library