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The Migration of Non-Local Communities and Effects on Language Ecosystem in Baling, Kedah: Historical and Linguistic Evidence

Authors
Mohammad Khairulanwar Abdul Ghani1, *, Mohd Tarmizi Hasrah2
1,2Pusat Pengajian Bahasa, Tamadun dan Falsafah, Universiti Utara Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: ujanasastera.k3@gmail.com
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Mohammad Khairulanwar Abdul Ghani
Available Online 27 April 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220408.052How to use a DOI?
Keywords
dialectology; Baling Malay; Kedah Malay; Patani Malay
Abstract

The migration of the Patani Malay community to Kedah is documented in the Hikayat Patani (Siti Hawa Salleh, 1992). According to some linguists, the migration has resulted in language contact, impacting dialect diversity in the northern part of Kedah, such as the district of Baling (Asmah, 1985; Umaiyyah, 1999). Since there were some claims about the differences, a site visit was conducted from March 12 to March 16, 2021, to glean data about the dialect of Baling to study and prove such claims. This research analyses and discusses the impact of the Patani Malay in Baling, Kedah. As a result, the discussion in this paper is divided into two perspectives, which are historical and linguistic. This study was carried out completely through fieldwork involving two informants from Kampung Batu 7, Baling. A qualitative approach was used in this study. In general, the survey discovered a mix of two subsystems of different languages, namely the Baling Malay (DMB) and the Patani Malay (DMP). The presence of unique processes such as segment coalescence, monophthongisation and aspiration have proven to us that Baling Malay has a distinctive feature that differentiates it from the standard dialect of Kedah Malay. In this circumstance, the researcher believed that the DMP influenced the original DMB, causing it to impact its linguistic system. What is more important to emphasize is, that these findings indirectly reject the general perspective on the composition of the Malay Peninsula dialect which can be seen that the existence of a dialect in a state is considered as a ‘sub-dialect’ to the dialect of that state.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
27 April 2022
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10.2991/assehr.k.220408.052
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2352-5398
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10.2991/assehr.k.220408.052How to use a DOI?
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