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  2. Mak yong - Wikipedia

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    Mak yong (Jawi: مق يوڠ ‎; Thai: มะโย่ง, RTGS: ma yong) is a traditional form of dance-drama from northern Malaysia, particularly the state of Kelantan. It was banned by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party because of its animist and Hindu - Buddhist roots which pre-date Islam in the Asian region by far. [ 1 ]

  3. The Sound of Silence - Wikipedia

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    "The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New York City for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M ...

  4. Help:IPA/Japanese - Wikipedia

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    This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Japanese on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Japanese in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.

  5. Japanese sound symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The sound-symbolic words of Japanese can be classified into four main categories: [4] [5] Animate phonomime (擬声語, giseigo) words that mimic sounds made by living things, like a dog's bark (wan-wan). Inanimate phonomime (擬音語, giongo) words that mimic sounds made by inanimate objects, like wind blowing or rain falling (zā-zā).

  6. Japanese phonology - Wikipedia

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    Japanese phonology is the system of sounds used in the pronunciation of the Japanese language. Unless otherwise noted, this article describes the standard variety of Japanese based on the Tokyo dialect.

  7. Traditional Malaysian musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Gendang Ibu - used in traditional performances such as Wayang Kulit, Mak Yong and Main Puteri. Gongs or Tetawak - used in classical Malay music of Nobat and traditional performances such as Dondang Sayang. Gong Agung - used in classical Malay music of Malay Gamelan. Gong Anak - used in traditional performances such as Wayang Kulit, Mak Yong and ...

  8. Mek Mulung - Wikipedia

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    Similar to Mak Yong, the stories are presented through dialogue, song and dance. The musicians and actors of the theatre are exclusively male, playing both male and female roles. The basic dance movements are limited, abbreviated, crude and mainly focus on the arms, especially the to-and-fro, and up and down swinging.

  9. Mu (negative) - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese kanji 無 has on'yomi readings of mu or bu, and a kun'yomi (Japanese reading) of na. It is a fourth-grade kanji. [3] The Korean hanja 無 is read mu (in Revised, McCune–Reischauer, and Yale romanization systems). The Vietnamese Hán-Việt pronunciation is vô or mô.