Fatimah raises concern on children from Melanau mixed marriages not speaking the language. [Newspaper] (2024)
Abstract
KUCHING (June 22): The Melanau community must protect and preserve their mother tongue from extinction due to increasing trend of interracial marriage, said Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah.The Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing said there has been a growing concern that the youngest generation from Melanau mixed marriages cannot speak or understand the Melanau language.Fatimah, also the Dalat assemblywoman, thus proposed that local organisations such as Persatuan eDOK (Dalat, Oya and Kut) hold informal language learning classes to engage the younger generation to pick up the native language.
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Melanau community, Mother tongue, Melanau dialects |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Ethnology > Melanau (Malaysian People) > Melanau Language By Niche > Ethnology > Melanau (Malaysian People) > Rites and Ceremonies By Niche > Ethnology > Melanau (Malaysian People) > Social Belief |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Melanau |
| Depositing User: | Jamil Jawi |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2024 04:01 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Sep 2024 00:39 |
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