Malaysia Day Special: The loghat young Malaysians speak and why they love it


  • Culture
  • Wednesday, 16 Sep 2020

Povanesvaran Narayanasamy grew up among the Chinese in Kota Kinabalu but he learnt to speak Malay from everyone around him.

Young Malaysians tell us why they love their local Malay dialect or loghat.

Born into a Malay and Melanau family, Sharifah Nurhidayah learnt how to speak in Sarawak’s Malay loghat since she was a child.Born into a Malay and Melanau family, Sharifah Nurhidayah learnt how to speak in Sarawak’s Malay loghat since she was a child.Born into a Malay and Melanau family, Sharifah Nurhidayah learnt how to speak in Sarawak’s Malay loghat since she was a child.

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