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Baba Malay is One of the Most Endangered Contact Languages in the World
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14:30, 11 Sept 2020
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1 hr 14 mins
Contact languages are created when groups of people who speak different languages come together and create a new language from their own ones - and today, many contact languages around the world are at risk of dying out. Among the most endangered, is Baba Malay, which originated in Melaka. We look at contact languages, and the challenges of preserving Baba Malay as a living language.
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Presenter: Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan & Dashran Yohan
Producer: Sharmilla Ganesan
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Baba Malay is One of the Most Endangered Contact Languages in the World
27 mins
·
14:30, 11 Sept 2020
Contact languages are created when groups of people who speak different languages come together and create a new language from their own ones - and today, many contact languages around the world are at risk of dying out. Among the most endangered, is Baba Malay, which originated in Melaka. We look at contact languages, and the challenges of preserving Baba Malay as a living language.
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons
Presenter: Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan & Dashran Yohan
Producer: Sharmilla Ganesan
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