The fading echoes of Melanau: why we must preserve our heritage. [Newspaper] (2025)
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Abstract
“Udah keman kah mey?” my grandmother utters.
I was nineteen, staring back at her with empty eyes. The Melanau language has always been so foreign to me, no matter what percentage of it is in my blood. So how was I to know that what she really meant to ask was simply whether or not I wanted a drink.
When I think of language, my mind goes into the default two; English and Malay.
However, in recent years I have realised how far along I have strayed from the mother tongue of my ancestors.
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Melanau language, Mother tongue, Communication, Bilingualism, Dialects |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Ethnology > Melanau (Malaysian People) > Melanau Language |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Melanau |
| Depositing User: | Normah Sadaiee |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2025 14:19 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2025 14:19 |
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