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Kelantanese Malays speak a highly divergent Kelantanese Malay, also known as baso Kelate or kecek Kelate by its native speakers. The language is known for its "e" and "o" sounds which is very different from standard Malay.
Kelantan is the only state outside of East Malaysia that does not use the term district in its second-level administrative division. Instead, the divisions are called colonies (Jajahan) or collectivities with one autonomous subdistrict. Kelantan is located in the north-eastern corner of the Peninsular Malaysia.
[1] [2] Terengganu Malay still shares close linguistic ties with neighboring Kelantan and Pahang of which it forms under the umbrella term of "East Coast Peninsular Malayic languages" but maintain its own features distinct from both Pahang and Kelantan-Patani. [3] [4] Terengganu Malay also coexists with two closely related Malayic varieties.
Kelantan–Pattani Malay (Malay: bahasa Melayu Kelantan–Patani; Thai: ภาษายาวี; baso/kecek Taning in Pattani; baso/kecek Klate in Kelantan) is an Austronesian language of the Malayic subfamily spoken in the Malaysian state of Kelantan, as well as in Besut and Setiu districts of Terengganu state and the Perhentian Islands, and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
The word "Rempit" comes from "ramp-(rev)-it" (ramp the throttle). According to the Kamus Dewan, the definition of "Rempit" is "the act of whipping with a cane". [2] A possible alternative source of the word is derived from the noise made by a 2-stroke motorcycle. "Mat" is a slang term used to refer to a male person who is usually of Malay descent.
The vocabulary of Manglish consists of words originating from English, Malay, Hokkien, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tamil, and, to a lesser extent, various other European languages and Arabic, while Manglish syntax resembles southern varieties of Chinese. Also, elements of American and Australian slang have come through from imported television series. [1]
1. Giggle water. Used to describe: Any alcoholic drink, liquor or sparkling wine In the roaring '20s (that's 1920s, kids!) during prohibition, giggle water was slang for any alcoholic beverage.
Kelantan Peranakan Hokkien or Hokkien Kelantan is a mixed language spoken by about 20,000 people in Kelantan, in northern Malaysia. It derives from Hokkien Chinese, Southern Thai and Kelantan Malay , with increasing influence from standard Malay.