{"id":4827,"date":"2009-07-27T22:23:31","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T12:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maddruid.com\/?p=4827"},"modified":"2009-07-31T09:38:50","modified_gmt":"2009-07-30T23:38:50","slug":"2043-of-zaid-ibrahims-malay-is-amusingly-quaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maddruid.com\/?p=4827","title":{"rendered":"[2043] Of Zaid Ibrahim&#8217;s Malay is amusingly quaint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Malay language has undergone multiple changes throughout its life. As the language evolves, it enhances intergenerational difference. Different generation would subscribe to their version of the language, if they do not particularly follow development in the language closely.<\/p>\n<p>Zaid Ibrahim is an example of a person who still uses an outdated spelling of Malay. In this latest posting entitled\u00a0<em>Orang Kelantan Mudah Di Pujok?<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Keputusan pilihanraya Manik Urai menunjokan bahawa tidak semua pengundi membuat pilihan berdasarkan isu yang penting dan mustahak. Semasa berkempen disana saya memberi tumpuan pada hal royalti minyak Saya ingat inilah isu yang sepatut nya diketahui rakyat Kelantan. Tapi malang nya keputusan tidak sebagitu. Inilah yang mengecewakan. Pada saya isu Kerajaan Pusat menafikan hak royalti minyak kapada Kelantan sepatut nya menjadi isu yang menyatukan hati orang Kelantan.Sepatut nya BN di hukum olih rakyat Kelantan kerana tidak memberitahu mereka perkara yang benar. BN patut dihukum kerana BN berdiam diri dan sengaja tidak mahu rakyat Kelantan mendapat hak mereka sebanyak RM 1 billion. Agak nya BN sanggup berbuat demikian kerana mereka tahu memadailah kapada orang Manik Urai kalau jambatan 7 juta ringgit dijanjikan atau wang 1000 Ringgit diberi kapada pengundi pengundi terpilih. <em><a href=\"http:\/\/myzaidibrahim.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/26\/orang-kelantan-mudah-di-pujok\/\" target=\"_blank\">[Orang Kelantan Mudah Di Pujok?<\/a><\/em> Zaid Ibrahim. July 26 2009]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When I was younger as I took my instruction in Malay, &#8216;<em>menunjokan<\/em>&#8216; (to show) was spelled <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">&#8216;<em>menunjukan&#8217;<\/em><\/span> <em>&#8216;menunjukkan&#8217;<\/em> and &#8216;<em>pujok<\/em>&#8216; (placate) was spelled &#8216;<em>pujuk&#8217;<\/em>. I am confident that the latest authorative Malay dictionary will prove that my version of Malay spelling remains the most current one.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;o&#8217; does not seem to be a mistake on Zaid Ibrahim&#8217;s part because he consistently places &#8216;o&#8217; where &#8216;u&#8217; should have taken its rightful place in the latest spelling method.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, he spells <em>&#8216;suruhanjaya&#8217;<\/em> as &#8216;surohanjaya&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Satu Lagi Surohanjaya?: Kata Dr Mahathir orang Melayu mudah lupa; saya pula kata orang Malaysia juga mudah lupa&#8230; [<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/myzaidibrahim\/status\/2798903164\" target=\"_blank\"><em>myzaidibrahim<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Zaid Ibrahim. July 23 2009]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I do not particular know when this kind of spelling was last used but I would risk guessing the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>I am sure some of my 1990s Malay has been rendered outdated by linguists who seem to have no other work but to torture the users of the language. For instance, I would spell &#8216;<em>baharu&#8217;<\/em> as &#8216;<em>baru&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Why the change happened is beyond me. What certain is that\u00a0<em>baharu<\/em> is not as economical as <em>baru<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, I am just old. But not as old as Zaid Ibrahim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Malay language has undergone multiple changes throughout its life. As the language evolves, it enhances intergenerational difference. Different generation would subscribe to their version of the language, if they do not particularly follow development in the language closely. 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