Pontianak Malay
| Pontianak Malay | |
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| Bahase Melayu Pontianak بهاس ملايو ڤونتيناك |
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| Native to | West Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Region | Pontianak, Kubu Raya, Ketapang and Mempawah |
| Ethnicity | Pontianak Malays |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
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Linguist list
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| Glottolog | None |
Pontianak Malay (Bahase Melayu Pontianak Indonesian: Bahasa Melayu Pontianak Jawi script: بهاس ملايو ڤونتيناك) is a variety of Malay spoken in Pontianak, Indonesia and the surrounding area. It is spoken as the first language by the Pontianak Malay people and act as a lingua franca and second language by other ethnic groups in the regency (including Dayak, Chinese-Indonesian and other Pribumis.)
It is one of the two major Malay accent spoken in West Kalimantan, the other being Sambas Malay. Pontianak Malay is a close relative of Sarawakian and Sambas. Elements from Johor-Riau Malay, Chinese, Banjarese, Indonesian, Dayak languages as well as many localism can be seen in the language reflecting the various ethnic origin residing in the city.
Although Pontianak Malay is relatively homogeneous, some regional sub-dialects are notable. The dialects of Malay spoken in Pontianak, Kubu Raya, Ketapang and Mempawah differ slightly from each other. Differences exist both in terms of vocabulary and phonology.
Linguistic features
The pronunciation system in Pontianak Malay language stressed the usage of the /ə/, this is closely resembles Johor-Riau variant compared to the other Bornean Malay dialects and the related standard Indonesian language. Another notable feature of the accent is the Voiced velar fricative in pronouncing the letter R which similarly used in Sarawakian Malay. In addition, the spoken interjection of Bah is widely used in Pontianak Malay, corresponding to the usage of Malay language observed throughout coastal Borneo.
