KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The term Bahasa Melayu cannot be replaced with Bahasa Malaysia, according to local Malay language expert Professor Emeritus Datuk Asmah...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The term Bahasa Melayu cannot be replaced with Bahasa Malaysia, according to local Malay language expert Professor Emeritus Datuk Asmah Omar.
The Malay grammarian told the International Symposium on Bahasa Melayu that changing the name of the language will drown out its history entirely,"The name of a language is important because it is where you have its history, its ethnic background, where it originated and the time-depth of its use. "If Bahasa Melayu is replaced with another name, such as Bahasa Malaysia, then it will erase its origins and history,” she was quoted as saying during her speech titledShe gave the use of English as an example, noting that it was used as the"first language" in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
"This shows how the name of a language is an exponent of the language’s dignity," she was quoted saying. She further said that if Bahasa Melayu were to be known as Bahasa Malaysia, its history would be erased and gave the example of the termShe explained that the old name for it was
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