Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use
During the years after initial Malaysian independence in 1957, the North Borneo (Sabah) region became part of the Malaysian Federation, forming the provinces of Sabah and Sarawak. Unlike Peninsular Malaysia, though, Malaysian Borneo had a highly diverse indigenous and migrant population that f...
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| description | During the years after initial Malaysian independence in 1957, the North Borneo
(Sabah) region became part of the Malaysian Federation, forming the provinces of
Sabah and Sarawak. Unlike Peninsular Malaysia, though, Malaysian Borneo had a
highly diverse indigenous and migrant population that far outweighed the population
of Muslim Malays. Today, Malaysian Borneo still consists of a highly diverse
population of indigenous peoples and migrants with a minority of people who identify
as Malay. Over 85% of people in Sabah are non-Malay. This article pursues
ethnographic and historical background of Malay and Bornean identities is discussed
to set a foundation for the analysis of identity formulation in Sabah, Malaysia.
Additionally, this includes a discussion of the theoretical frameworks that will be used
for the analytic discussion of identity formulation. The methods I carried out,
including library research and fieldwork, are discussed in the present the data collected
from library research and fieldwork on identities in Sabah. The fieldwork
demonstrated that Sabahans have embraced the Malay language and the type of Malay
spoken in Sabah is unique to their region. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:167062021-06-04T17:01:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16706/ Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use Irfan Ullah, Mokhtar Saidin, Anderson, Bobby During the years after initial Malaysian independence in 1957, the North Borneo (Sabah) region became part of the Malaysian Federation, forming the provinces of Sabah and Sarawak. Unlike Peninsular Malaysia, though, Malaysian Borneo had a highly diverse indigenous and migrant population that far outweighed the population of Muslim Malays. Today, Malaysian Borneo still consists of a highly diverse population of indigenous peoples and migrants with a minority of people who identify as Malay. Over 85% of people in Sabah are non-Malay. This article pursues ethnographic and historical background of Malay and Bornean identities is discussed to set a foundation for the analysis of identity formulation in Sabah, Malaysia. Additionally, this includes a discussion of the theoretical frameworks that will be used for the analytic discussion of identity formulation. The methods I carried out, including library research and fieldwork, are discussed in the present the data collected from library research and fieldwork on identities in Sabah. The fieldwork demonstrated that Sabahans have embraced the Malay language and the type of Malay spoken in Sabah is unique to their region. Ikatan Ahli Arkeologi Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16706/1/180-315-1-PB.pdf Irfan Ullah, and Mokhtar Saidin, and Anderson, Bobby (2018) Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use. Jurnal Arkeologi Malaysia, 31 (1). pp. 27-34. ISSN 0128-0732 http://spaj.ukm.my/jurnalarkeologi/index.php/jurnalarkeologi/issue/view/29 |
| spellingShingle | Irfan Ullah, Mokhtar Saidin, Anderson, Bobby Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use |
| title | Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use |
| title_full | Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use |
| title_fullStr | Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use |
| title_full_unstemmed | Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use |
| title_short | Character, identity formation in North Borneo (Sabah), Malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use |
| title_sort | character, identity formation in north borneo (sabah), malaysia: study and investigation into identities in terms of language use |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16706/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16706/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16706/1/180-315-1-PB.pdf |