The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence
Among the ethnonyms recorded for the Chinese Peranakans of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, nyonya (or nonya) stands out, because it is perceived as a loanword and its origin is strongly disputed. The Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (the main reference of the Malay language in Malaysia, containin...
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| description | Among the ethnonyms recorded for the Chinese Peranakans of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, nyonya (or nonya) stands out, because it is perceived as a loanword and its origin is strongly disputed. The Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (the main reference of the Malay language in Malaysia, containing the dictionaries Kamus Dewan and Kamus Pelajar) and the Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (the main reference in Indonesia; KBBI) register nyonya. However, scholars and dilettantes in the study of the Chinese Peranakan point out to different etymologies. One of these involves the word nona, which is found in Malay, in the Melaka Creole Portuguese, and in one dictionary of Baba Malay. |
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| spelling | usm-456102019-10-10T04:36:23Z http://eprints.usm.my/45610/ The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence Silvio, Moreira de Sousa Tan, Raan Hann H1-99 Social sciences (General) Among the ethnonyms recorded for the Chinese Peranakans of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, nyonya (or nonya) stands out, because it is perceived as a loanword and its origin is strongly disputed. The Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (the main reference of the Malay language in Malaysia, containing the dictionaries Kamus Dewan and Kamus Pelajar) and the Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (the main reference in Indonesia; KBBI) register nyonya. However, scholars and dilettantes in the study of the Chinese Peranakan point out to different etymologies. One of these involves the word nona, which is found in Malay, in the Melaka Creole Portuguese, and in one dictionary of Baba Malay. Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan Moussa, Pourya Asl Kumaran, Rajandran Azam, Yazir 2019 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/45610/1/ART7.pdf Silvio, Moreira de Sousa and Tan, Raan Hann (2019) The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence. In: The 5Th International Conference on Linguistics, Literature and Culture. Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, pp. 31-37. ISBN 9789674614362 |
| spellingShingle | H1-99 Social sciences (General) Silvio, Moreira de Sousa Tan, Raan Hann The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence |
| title | The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence |
| title_full | The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence |
| title_fullStr | The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence |
| title_short | The Etymology of Nyonya and Nona and their Language Contacts: Unilateral and Reciprocal Influence |
| title_sort | etymology of nyonya and nona and their language contacts: unilateral and reciprocal influence |
| topic | H1-99 Social sciences (General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/45610/ http://eprints.usm.my/45610/1/ART7.pdf |