Bangkok Malay
| Bangkok Malay | |
|---|---|
| Bangkok Melayu Nayu Nayu Bakok[1] | |
| ภาษามลายูบางกอก بڠكوق ملايو 'نايو | |
| Native to | Thailand |
| Region | Bangkok |
| Ethnicity | Thai Malays |
Native speakers | c. 5,000. (2007) |
| Jawi script,Thai script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Bangkok Malay,also referred to asBangkok MelayuorNayu,is the local variant ofMalayspoken by ethnicMalaysliving inBangkokand its surrounding areas. It arose from the intermingling of the Malay community fromSouthern Thailandand slowly diverged as a distinct variety of Malay. Despite historical Malay presence in what is now Bangkok dated as early as theAyutthayaera, the dialect nonetheless only began to develop after the settlement of deportees fromKedah,Kelantan,Patani,Satun,Terengganu,andYaringin 1786, 1791, and 1832.
The speakers of Bangkok Malay can be found throughout the city, with higher concentrations in Malay enclaves inThon Buri,Thung Khru,Phra Pradaeng,Bang Kho Laem,Phra Khanong,Khlong Saen Saep,Min Buri,Nong Chok,Bang Nam Priao,Chachoengsao,Thon Buri,andPom Prap Sattru Phai.[2]
There are several variations of Bangkok Malay, owing to the various waves and origins of Malay settlements in the city. The dialect is largely based on Patani Malay, with visible divergence from the original spoken in the south. This allows Bangkok Malay to be constituted as a separate dialect from Patani Malay. Another notable sub-dialect of Bangkok Malay spoken in the Bang Kraso,Bang Bua ThongandTha Itdistricts demonstrate a strongKedahaninfluence, which correlates to the fact that most Malay people from these areas descend from deportees brought from Kedah in the 18th century.[3]
Following the rise of urbanism and assimilation with the largerThai majority,the language is now highly confined to adults over the age of 40, with varied fluency among younger generations.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Meesantan, Chaiwat (2017).Minoriti Melayu di Bangkok dan Kawasan Sekitarnya: Antara Survival dan Kejayaan[Malay Minorities in Bangkok and the Surrounding Areas: Between Survival and Success] (PhD thesis) (in Malay). University of Malaya.
- ^"เรื่องความเป็นมาของศาสนาอิสลามในประเทศไทย"[On the History of Islam in Thailand] (in Thai). Thailand: Aksorn. 28 September 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2016.Retrieved28 September2016.
- ^Umaiyah Haji Umar (2005)
Bibliography
[edit]- Umaiyah Haji Umar (2003),The assimilation of Bangkok-Melayu communities in the Bangkok metropolis and surrounding areas,Ann Arbor:the University of Michigan,online edition
- Umaiyah Haji Umar (2007),Language and Writing System of Bangkok Melayu ", International Conference on Minority Languages and Writing Systems,online edition
- Umaiyah Haji Umar (2005)."Bang Bua Thong Dialect – A Lexicon Study".Journal of Language and Culture.24(2): 5–22.Retrieved28 September2016.
- Siti Munirah binti Kassim (2014),Sosio Budaya dan Identiti Etnik Melayu di Thailand,Kuala Lumpur:Jabatan Penga gian Asia Tenggara,Universiti Malaya,online edition(in Malay)
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