| Terengganuan Malay | |
|---|---|
| Base Ganu Bahasa Melayu Terengganu بهاس ملايو ترڠݢانو |
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| Spoken in | Malaysia |
| Region | Terengganu |
| Native speakers | 1.1 million (2010) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Linguist List | zlm-inl (inland) |
| zlm-coa (coastal) | |
Terengganuan Malay (Malay: Bahasa Terengganu, Terengganuan: Base Ganu) is the Malay dialect spoken in Terengganu state of Malaysia, along the coastal areas of Terengganu all the way southward to coastal Pahang and Mersing, Johor and eastward towards Anambas Islands, Indonesia in the South China Sea. Highly localised Peranakan-like Chinese minority in Terengganu adopt Terengganu dialect as part of their mother tongues along with Hokkien. At the Terengganu-Kelantan boundary, it is not the dominant language. For example, Kelantan dialect is more popular in the northern town of Besut, district of Terengganu. It is sometimes unintelligible to standard Malay speakers, although they share a lot of similarities. Terengganuan Malay use Roman alphabets and Jawi script - Arabic transliteration for its writing. Terengganuan is traditionally written in Arabic letters, as is Jawi. Terengganuan Malay have some differences from standard Malay.
Examples of words differences are:
Standard Malay: Terengganu
"starang baroh" means "really"... a popular phrase used when you want to show or express something that is really serious or true.
Example:
Ambe dok tau starang baroh
As opposed to what people commonly used:-
Saya memang tak tahu langsung
Another famous Terengganuan Malay phrases that have been used by Terengganu people is "Senyum sokmo" which mean "Senyum selalu" in standard Malay and "Smile always" in English language. It is widely used by Terengganu people to wish other people and brighten their days.
Ensiklopedia Sejarah dan Kebudayaan Melayu, DBP Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia
Loghat Terengganu | Terengganu
Bahasa Malaysia Simple Fun - Terengganu Malay Language