Embracing the Past, Present and Future of Bahasa Malaysia

By Regina Hoo

August 2016 FEATURE
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An art and design exhibition, KATA KATA 2100 aims to trace Bahasa Malaysia's linguistic roots throughout history.
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How has the national language evolved, and how will it continue to evolve? These are the questions that KATA KATA 2100 hopes Malaysians ask themselves during its month-long exhibit.From its role as a regional lingua franca during the Malacca Sultanate to its present status as Malaysia’s national language, Bahasa Malaysia has evolved through exposure to different cultures over the centuries. It contains a rich mix of loan words borrowed from Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, Portuguese, English, Tamil and Chinese. The political...

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Regina Hoo

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