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On Sex, Drugs and Good Manners: Raja Ali Haji as Lexicographer
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2002
Abstract
The first monolingual Malay dictionary was compiled by Raja Ali Haji out of concern that the Malay language and culture were in a process of ongoing degeneration. He also included words referring to sex and bodily functions so that Malays would know when and where not to use them. The dictionary is thus a refreshing alternative to somewhat Victorian-inspired dictionaries from the nineteenth century.
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