Perak Malay

Perak Malay
Bahasa Melayu Perak
بهاس ملايو ڤيراق
Bahase Peghok; Ngelabun Peghok
Native toMalaysia
RegionPerak
EthnicityPerakian Malays
Native speakers
1.4 million (2010 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Kuala Kangsar
  • Perak Tengah
Latin (Malay alphabet)
Arabic (Jawi)
Gangga Malayu[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
mly-per
GlottologNone
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Perak Malay (Bahase Peghok or Ngelabun Peghok; Standard Malay: bahasa Melayu Perak; Jawi script: بهاس ملايو ڤيراق) is one of the Malay dialects spoken within the state of Perak, Malaysia. Although it is neither the official language nor the standard dialect in the whole state of Perak, its existence which co-exists with other major dialects in the state of Perak still plays an important role in maintaining the identity of Perak. In spite of the fact that there are five main dialects traditionally spoken in Perak, only one of which is intended by the name "Perak Malay".[3][4] There are subtle phonetic, syntactic and lexical distinctions from other major Malay dialects. Perak Malay can be divided into two sub-dialects, Kuala Kangsar and Perak Tengah, named after the daerah (districts) where they are predominantly spoken.[4]

  1. ^ "Total population by ethnic group, mukim and state, Malaysia, 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ Pandey, Anshuman (2 May 2011). "Proposal to Encode the Gangga Malayu Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Unicode. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ Ismail Harun 1973
  4. ^ a b Asmah 1985