His grandmother turns towards him and says, “Cepat! Bus dah nak datang. Cepat pakai sepatu.” As she says this, she points her finger towards the pairs of school shoes and socks which are lying near the door, one hand holding the keys and the other carrying the school bag. The boy remains seated at the [...]
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Reflections: Endangered Language
by Hanifa K. Cook on February 25, 2009 in Childhood, Language, Personal Blog
Chinese Names Incorporated And Tattoos
by Hanifa K. Cook on January 25, 2009 in Chinese, Language
If you turn to any page in a Chinese dictionary for names in Mandarin, you may not come across a name like Sugiarto or Gunawan. Honestly, it may not even matter to you now because you will never come across them in your part of the world, say the United States of America or Ghana. [...]
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