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Title

The Malaysia must have known the Jakun...

Description

"The Malaysia must have known the Jakun from earlier times, by the very name Jakun. In Malay idioms, anything that refers to an aspect of folkways that was considered unMalay, or deeply rural, was said to be "Jakun". This idiom is no longer in use, for two reasons. Firstly, the Malays themselves have realised that it is rude and crude to use such langauge, and parents as well as editors of publications have taken unto themselves to see that expressions that denigrate a particular group, not just the Jakun, are wiped out of usage. Secondly, people's perception as transmitted by such idioms does not reflect the Jakun of today who have come out of the jungles and live in settlements next to the Malays and other races of Malaysia, with some in the urban or semi-urban centres."

Creator

Asmah Haji Omar

Samsur Rijal Yahya

Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Nor

Source

Asmah Haji Omar, Samsur Rijal Yahya & Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Nor. (2018). The Orang Asli of Malaysia a linguistic perspective. Kuala Lumpur. University of Malaya Press. p.44-45.

GN635 Asmho

Date

2018

Contributor

amirul

Type

Book