EIC404 e-Portfolio: LANGUAGES of Different Ethnic Groups in Malaysia by NUR DANISHA MOHD SYUHAIRI https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g : BAJAU, KRISTANG, CHETTI, SEMAI & MALAYSIAN JAVANESE en-us 2024-04-15 01:26:16 UTC 2024-04-28 15:30:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png Contents 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954200746

  • About The Author

    • Introducing: Unveiling the Academic Maverick!

    • Author Insider: Fun Facts Unleashed!

  • SAMA-BAJAU

    • The Bajau people

    • Where in the world...?

    • All About The SAMA-BAJAU Language

    • List of References

  • PAPIA KRISTANG

    • The Kristang people

    • Where in the world...?

    • All About The PAPIA KRISTANG Language

    • List of References

  • MALAY CHETTI

    • The Chetti people

    • Where in the world...?

    • All About The MALAY CHETTI Language

    • List of References

  • ENGROK SEMAI

    • The Semai people

    • Where in the world...?

    • All About The ENGROK SEMAI Language

    • List of References

  • MALAY JAVANESE

    • The Malaysian Javanese people

    • Where in the world...?

    • All About The MALAY JAVANESE Language

    • List of References

  • Reflection on Cultural Awareness

    • ]]>     2024-04-15 01:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954200746     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954363491 Bajau (or Sama-Bajau) refers to several Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia who usually live a seaborne lifestyle, and use small wooden sailing vessels. Some Bajau groups native to Sabah (Malaysia) are also known for their traditional horse culture.

    ]]>     2024-04-15 03:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954363491     The Kristang people 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954919461 The Kristang (otherwise known as "Malacca Portuguese") are a creole ethnic group of people of predominantly mixed Portuguese and Malaccan descent, with substantial Dutch British, Jewish, Malay, Chinese and Indian heritage.

    ]]>     2024-04-15 11:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954919461     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954919785 The Chetti Melaka (or Chitty Melaka) are descendants of Tamil traders who settled in Melaka during the reign of the Melaka Sultanate (15th- 16th century). The community speaks a unique combination of Malay, Tamil and Chinese, that has been called Chetti Creole by scholars.

    ]]>     2024-04-15 11:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954919785     The Semai people 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954920224 Semai, an Orang Asli society lived in the forested central mountains in Pahang and Perak states of the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia, Southeast Asia. It is thought that the Semai are among the original ancient and widespread population of Southeast Asia.

    ]]>     2024-04-15 11:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954920224     The Malaysian Javanese people 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954920637 The Javanese Malaysians are people of full or partial Javanese descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. They form a significant part of Malaysia's population and Malaysian law considers most of them to be Malays.

    ]]>     2024-04-15 11:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2954920637     Where in the world...? 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2956281583 The location of Sama-Bajau of Malaysia and the Philippines highlighted in green.

    ]]>     2024-04-16 06:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2956281583     Where in the world...? 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960559225 The maps above shows the Portuguese Settlement located in Ujong Pasir, Melaka.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 15:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960559225     The Portuguese Settlement Landmark. 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960566850 2024-04-18 15:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960566850 Where in the world...? 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960574194 The circles in the map above show the location of the Chetti Village in Melaka.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960574194     Where in the world...? 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960580017 The yellow area indicates the location of Semai community in Peninsular Malaysia.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960580017     Where in the world...? 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960594722 The Javanese people in Malaysia are primarily located in the state of Johor, which is situated in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Johor has a significant Javanese community, particularly in areas like Johor Bahru, Batu Pahat, Muar, and Kluang. These communities are descendants of Javanese migrants who settled in Malaysia during different historical periods, particularly during the British colonial era and later during the Dutch colonization of Indonesia.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960594722     All About The SAMA-BAJAU Language 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960595793 The Bajaus speak a Malayo-Polynesian language which they themselves call ‘Sama’. The ‘Sama’ language is spoken in the Philippines and Malaysia. As the language is spoken in Sabah, is divided into a number of divergent, though mutually intelligible dialects.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960595793     All About The PAPIA KRISTANG Language 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960596390 One of the way for the Kristang community to preserve their creole is by making a dictionary. This is one of the earliest dictionary found which contains a lot of traditional words of Kristang which influenced by a lot other languages in the world.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960596390     All About The MALAY CHETTI Language 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960597289 This article describes the Malacca Chetties' Historical and linguistics background. The Chetties' draw and adapt from other local cultures, in particular the Baba Nyonya and Malay cultures, in their every day life. The mother tongue of the Chetties includes is a variety of Malay. As with the community itself, the Malay language used by the Chetties is an amalgamation of various cultures.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960597289     All About The ENGROK SEMAI Language 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960597674 Semai (engrok Semai) is a Austroasiatic language of western Malaysia spoken by about 60,438 Semai people. It is one of the few Aslian languages which are not endangered, and even has 2,000 monolingual speakers. The YouTube video above shows how Engrok Semai sounds like.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960597674     All About The MALAY JAVANESE Language 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960598170 Javanese is the largest of the Austronesian languages in number of native speakers. It has several regional dialects and a number of clearly distinct status styles. This YouTube video above shows how Javanese has their own alphabets.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960598170     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960607528 With only about two thousand fluent speakers of Kristang remaining worldwide, 66-year-old Philomena Agnes Singho (the picture above) is determined to ensure the language not only survives but flourishes, especially among her community. Singho, who has lived in the Portuguese settlement in Malacca since 1957, has worked on various initiatives with the Malaccan Portuguese-Eurasian association in collaboration with Universiti Malaya (UM) to help promote the language.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960607528     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960613544 As with every creole, Kristang is also the result of more than one substratum language. In this case, it has Malay and Portuguese as its two main fonts. During the Malacca Sultanate, trade in South-east Asia was carried out in Malay as a lingua franca among the immense Babylon of languages spoken by traders who came from as far as the Middle East. But soon this new Portuguese-based creole was to become the language of trade not only in the Straits of Malacca but also in the present Indonesian Archipelago and it remained so right through most of the Dutch rule which took over from the Portuguese in l64l.

    ]]>     2024-04-18 16:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2960613544     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962732070 Nowadays, the modern Javanese language which includes a mix of many other languages is widely used as it is following the rapidly evolving advance world. In order to preserve the tradition, a book on the old Javanese language and literature has been made for the younger generations to get more familiar with their mother tongue. In this book, it shows that the spelling system used in the old Javanese adheres to the Kawi writing system, which includes representations of Sanskrit phonology which were not relevant to Kawi. It is not known how many distinctions were made in ancient pronunciation.

    ]]>     2024-04-20 12:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962732070     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962732771 Malay language, which serves as Malaysia national and official language has influenced the Javanese society to enable more use of the Malay language in everyday lives. Most of the third-generation of Javanese community in Malaysia does not use Javanese language in their verbal interactions anymore.

    ]]>     2024-04-20 12:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962732771     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962735010 This study was conducted to assess the proficiency of Java language among its young adult and it was revealed that most Javanese youth were not able to speak in their native language. This research was deemed important to explore whether the language is preserved by its own ethnic.

    ]]>     2024-04-20 13:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962735010     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962737450 This report documents the various Semai dialects and explores the relationships between them, with regard to choice of words as well as the phonological changes that affect the pronunciation of each.

    ]]>     2024-04-20 13:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962737450     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962745819 This paper presents the Semai indigenous Orang Asli language teaching programme as an effort in maintaining the indigenous Orang Asli language in Malaysia. The Semai language teaching programme was implemented in 1998 in Semai schools in Peninsular Malaysia as a part of preserving the minority indigenous language from endangerment.

    ]]>     2024-04-20 13:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2962745819     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2963250962 This study shows how a language shift and maintenance of Chetti creole language occurs among Chetti community, specifically regarding the choice of language to use in their daily lives. The findings show both young and old generations of Chetti community exhibit different inclination in terms of usage of Chetti language in the family and social domains.

    ]]>     2024-04-21 11:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2963250962     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2963906571 The Sama Bajau, Kota Belud community, changes from using one primary language to another wide variety of languages in a language shift process. This article’s language shift concept is when the Kota Belud Bajau Sama bilingual gradually stops using their mother tongue for other languages. Bajau Sama in Kota Belud has undergone a social outreach process that changes their lifestyle from marine-oriented to the farming community.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 02:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2963906571     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964487553 A short YouTube video above introduces Kristang Language to audience and it shows how Kristang is different from Portuguese Language with a mix from many other languages.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 10:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964487553     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964498392 The picture above shows some phrases used by the Kristang community in their daily life by Mrs. Sara Santa Maria, a Kristang activist who has lived in the Portuguese Settlement her entire life.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 10:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964498392     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964511520 The YouTube video above shows how Mrs. Sara took an initiative to teach the young generation of Kristang community in Melaka the Papia Kristang in order to preserve the endangered language.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 10:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964511520     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964525532 An insightful introduction about the Chitty Community and their language.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 11:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964525532     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964606692 This YouTube video showcases how Sama-Bajau Language sounds like when the Bajau community communicate in their daily life. It also shows their daily life as a tribe that live at the sea and have the ability to dive underwater for so long.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 12:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964606692     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964634564 An introduction of Sama-Bajau Language. The YouTube video above contains some words of Sama-Bajau that frequently used by the community. We can learn how to pronounce the words as well as their meanings.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 12:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964634564     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964738901 The YouTube video above shows how the Chetti Community talks in Malay in their daily life with a mix of some Tamil and Baba Peranakan. It sounds different from the Indian's Malay.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 13:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2964738901     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2966448492 Language preservation is very important especially among the Kristang community as it is under threat of not just erosion, but of extinction. In this article, it was explained the history of creole Kristang and how to preserve it.

    ]]>     2024-04-23 13:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2966448492     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2966452726 This website highlights the uniqueness of the spoken Chetti Language. The community spoken language is Malay, but the accent is not the Malay accent as spoken by the Malays.

    ]]>     2024-04-23 13:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2966452726     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2966486051 This study discusses about one of the attempts to avoid the Semai Language from extinction which is by providing an academic tools for teachers who are teaching Semai in schools. The E-Semai Teaching Portal is very important for teachers in Semai schools as it provides easy access to information about the language. It also can be very helpful not only for teachers, but for the students as well.

    ]]>     2024-04-23 13:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2966486051     2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2966491245 This YouTube channel called Semai Literacy has uploaded various videos about Engrok Semai which people can watch and learn the language with ease.

    ]]>     2024-04-23 13:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2966491245     List of References 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2970549878 2024-04-26 02:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2970549878 List of References 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2970609960 2024-04-26 03:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2970609960 List of References 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2970637301 2024-04-26 03:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2970637301 List of References 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971293286 2024-04-26 14:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971293286 List of References 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971320033 2024-04-26 14:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971320033 Introducing: Unveiling the Academic Maverick! 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971328539 Being the shy and curious girl as she is, exploring the world to experience and understand different things has been her dream since child. Reading different kinds of materials is like her natural habit that she enjoys so much. Growing up in different cultural backgrounds from her mother and father's side, she discovered how beautiful it is to live in a diverse country like Malaysia. As she grows older, being able to understand why people behave certain ways has been her goal in life.


    Name: NUR DANISHA BINTI MOHD SYUHAIRI

    B.O.D: 9th of June, 2003

    Hobbies: Reading books, watching vlogs on YouTube, fangirling over a K-Pop boyband

    MBTI: INFJ-A (Advocate)

    ]]>     2024-04-26 14:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971328539     The Bajau People 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971334792 2024-04-26 14:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971334792 Author Insider: Fun Facts Unleashed! 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971836438 Just a little interesting trait. She can easily remember people's faces and names, what people said to her, people's expressions, what happened in front of her eyes, and where she met certain people. It is not an easy task for her to forget something! ;)


    That is why she likes to observe everything that happened around her because it what makes her remember things vividly.

    ]]>     2024-04-27 06:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971836438     The Chetti people 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971839467 2024-04-27 07:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971839467 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971989665 2024-04-27 13:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2971989665 2024794403 https://padlet.com/2024794403/4sw8j0cyhtijbg5g/wish/2972329813 These are some of the books of Kristang gathered by Mr. Martin Theseira, a Kristang fisherman residing in Ujong Pasir, Melaka. He said that by documented their culture in a form of book, it can be one of the way for the younger generation of Kristang community in Melaka to learn and treasure their heritage and also to avoid their culture and language from extinction.

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