304 A KELANTAN GLOSSAEY. 



The following are a few of the more obvious differences in 

 Kelantan pronunciation as compared to that of the Western States. 



(1) Final - a - ah - ok - ar become - aw. 



Every where there is a tendency among Malays to pronounce 

 apa or mana, when spoken by themselves, as if thev were 

 apah or manaji: in Kelantan this is intensified, and the 

 sound is definitely a pair, manair, kit aw, etc. 



So too one hears timaw for timali, Icahaw for Icakak and 

 (though less pronouncedly) besor for besar. 



(2) Final -am, -ang, -an become - ain. 



Words like pet ang, tuan, are pronounced so as to rhyme 

 exactly with the French termination — ain in " demain " or 

 "bain:" e.g. " Awang datang samalam, Tuan/' has a 

 nasal ring very different to the effect of the same sentence 

 pronounced on the other side. 



But most monosyllables, e.g. lain, Vain and main are excep- 

 tions to this rule, and are pronounced as elsewhere. Cham 

 however becomes " chain/' 



(3) Final - ai become - a. 



e.g. pakai is pronounced paled, tupai is pronounced tupd. 



(4) Medial - m or n before another consonant is omitted. 



Thus Kelantan becomes Keldtain, and turn pat tupat: in the 

 case of the latter word, the final - Ms practically inaudible, 

 and thus the pronunciation of turn pat is indistinguishable 

 from that of tupai noted above. 



(5) Final - s inaudible in many words. 



e.g. lepa for Upas, sa-bala for sa-balas (resembling) sa-bela 

 for sa-belas (eleven). But the -s here taken away is re- 

 instated sometimes where it has no business to be, e.g. 

 duas for dua, Dollas for Dollah, pulos for puloli, and 

 bliarus for bliaru. 



(6) Medial - ng before A- is often omitted. 



Thus longhair (which takes the place of the more common 

 lekong in the F. M. S.) becomes lokah and chongkil choki. 



Phrases for Divisions of Time. 



Of the phrases given in Maxwell's Grammar, a few only are 

 heard in Kelantan in common use, viz. 



J indent budak, about 9 p.m. 

 Tuli ten g gala muda, about 9 a.m. 

 Tuli tenggala tua, about 11 a.m. 



Lepas sembayang jumaat is more commonly heard than the 

 technical phrase " lepas baadah salah." 



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