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kai · 31st May 2008, 01:06 AM

How about the Malay and Indonesian word for village? I assumed that the different transliterations (kampong vs. kampung) were the result of different European nations and their respective languages (or rather their respective utilization of the Roman alphabet).

Even if a given Indonesian word wasn't in use in the Malay language, wouldn't it feel more natural to a Malay speaker to write "parong" rather than "parung"? Just curious - Malay and Indo speakers please educate me...

Regards,
Kai

31st May 2008, 01:06 AM	#26
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	How about the Malay and Indonesian word for village? I assumed that the different transliterations (kampong vs. kampung) were the result of different European nations and their respective languages (or rather their respective utilization of the Roman alphabet). Even if a given Indonesian word wasn't in use in the Malay language, wouldn't it feel more natural to a Malay speaker to write "parong" rather than "parung"? Just curious - Malay and Indo speakers please educate me... Regards, Kai