Appreciation for Malay Language Project

1. Appreciation for Malay Language Project Done by: Leow Jun Wei (35) Royston Shieh Teng Wei (39) Class 2E

2. History of the Malay Aksara • In the Malay Archipelago, the significance of writing and literacy has a long history. As with many traditional oral societies, the ability to read and write was and is very much revered and valued. • Scripts commanded great respect in traditional society. More than just a symbol of literacy, they were also associated with magical powers.  • With the arrival of Islam at the end of the 13th century, religious literacy took centre stage, emphasising the importance of reading the Qur’an and other religious texts. Jawi script was derived from the Islamic Arabic-Persian writing traditions and became the dominant form of Malay writing system. The use of jawi script was a key factor driving the emergence of Malay as the lingua franca of the region, alongside the spread of Islam. • The coming of European explorers and traders introduced a Latinised form of spelling and writing Malay, which became known as huruf rumi. Over the years, this has come to be the more widely used script, with jawi reserved primarily for religious writings. • Today, script literacy is practised and honoured as a living tradition. It includes Arabic script, for mastering religious scriptures, and Romanized Malay script, which has become fundamental to the language and cultural, literary and socio-political discourses of the Malays.

3. E.g. of written Malay • Kawi- • Jawi- .سموا مأنسيا دلاهيرکن بيبس دان سامرات دري سڬي کمولياءن دان حق٢. مريك ممڤوڽاءي ڤميکيرن دان ڤراساءن هاتي دان هندقله برتيندق دانتارا ساتو سام لاءين دڠن سماڠت ڤرساوداراءن • Malay Language (Roman Alphabet)- Old Spellingdi-buatrumah-nyaAmbil-lah!di-rumahke-rumah New Spellingdibuatrumahnya Ambillahdi rumahke rumah

4. Which country influences the Malay Askara? • Indonesia - Buginese Language

5. Time period - Kawi • 14th Century - Jawi • 1048CE- 1958CE - Malay Language (Roman Alphabet) • 1958CE- Present