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A Manual of the Malay language

by Sir William Edward Maxwell

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The Relative Pronoun Is

Yang, who, which.

Examples

Burong yang liyar, a bird that is wild.

Raja yang adil, a king who is just.

Ada yang tuah, ada yang muda, some are old and some are young (lit. there are who are old, &c.).

The Menangkabau word is nen. This is often found in composition, but is seldom used in the dialect spoken in the Straits of Malacca. Example: Patek nen fakir— I who am but a beggar.

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