Bahasa Melayu Patani
Patani Malay
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Malayic)
Patani Malay (Bahasa Melayu Patani) is spoken in Thailand's Deep South. Closely related to Kelantanese Malay across the Malaysian border, it has heavy Thai phonological influence and developed register-tone-like features unusual for Malayic. Most speakers are also fluent in Standard Thai and/or Standard Malay. About 3 million speakers, all Muslim.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Patani Malay
Water
ayé
/ajeʔ/
Fire
api
/api/
Sun
matari
/mataʁe/
Moon
bulé
/buleʔ/
Star
bintae
/bintɛ/
Mother
emak
/əmaʔ/
Father
aboh
/aboh/
I
kawe
/kawɛ/
You
mu
/mu/
Name
namo
/namɔ/
Eye
mato
/mato/
Hand
tagae
/taŋajɛ/
Heart
ati
/ati/
Love
cinto
/tʃinto/
Tree
pokok
/pokoʔ/
House
rumoh
/rumoh/
Dog
anjeng
/andʒeŋ/
Cat
kuche
/kutʃeʔ/
Eat
makae
/makajɛ/
Drink
minon
/minon/
One
satu
/satu/
Two
duo
/duɔ/
Hello
nyaman ka
/ɲaman ka/
Thank you
terimo kasih
/tərimo kaseh/
Good
baghuh
/baɣuh/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Malayic) languages
| Meaning | Patani Malay | Indonesian | Malay | Musi | North Moluccan Malay | Ambon Malay | Minangkabau |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ayé /ajeʔ/ | air /ˈa.ir/ | air /ˈa.ir/ | ayek /ajek/ | aer /aer/ | aer /aer/ | aia /aia/ |
| Fire | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ |
| Sun | matari /mataʁe/ | matahari /matahari/ | matahari /matahari/ | matahari /matahari/ | matahari /matahari/ | mata hari /mata hari/ | matoari /matoaɾi/ |
| Moon | bulé /buleʔ/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | bintae /bintɛ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ |
| Mother | emak /əmaʔ/ | ibu /ibu/ | ibu /ibu/ | mak /mak/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | amak /amaʔ/ |
| Father | aboh /aboh/ | ayah /ajah/ | ayah /ajah/ | bapak /bapak/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | abak /abaʔ/ |
| I | kawe /kawɛ/ | saya /saja/ | saya /saja/ | aku /aku/ | kita /kita/ | beta /beta/ | ambo /ambo/ |
| You | mu /mu/ | kamu /kamu/ | awak /awaʔ/ | kau /kau/ | ngana /ŋana/ | ose /ose/ | ang /aŋ/ |
| Name | namo /namɔ/ | nama /nama/ | nama /nama/ | namo /namo/ | nama /nama/ | nama /nama/ | namo /namo/ |
| Eye | mato /mato/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mato /mato/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mato /mato/ |
| Hand | tagae /taŋajɛ/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangang /taŋaŋ/ | tangang /taŋaŋ/ | tangan /taŋan/ |
| Heart | ati /ati/ | hati /hati/ | hati /hati/ | hati /hati/ | hati /hati/ | hati /hati/ | ati /ati/ |
| Love | cinto /tʃinto/ | cinta /tʃinta/ | cinta /tʃinta/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | cinta /tʃinta/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | cinto /tʃinto/ |
| Tree | pokok /pokoʔ/ | pohon /pohon/ | pokok /pokoʔ/ | kayu /kaju/ | pohong /pohoŋ/ | pohon /pohon/ | kayu /kaju/ |
| House | rumoh /rumoh/ | rumah /rumah/ | rumah /rumah/ | rumah /rumah/ | ruma /ruma/ | ruma /ruma/ | rumah /ɾumah/ |
| Dog | anjeng /andʒeŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjiang /aɲdʒiaŋ/ |
| Cat | kuche /kutʃeʔ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | ikung /ikuŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | kuciang /kutʃiaŋ/ |
| Eat | makae /makajɛ/ | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ | makang /makaŋ/ | makang /makaŋ/ | makan /makan/ |
| Drink | minon /minon/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | minong /minoŋ/ | minong /minoŋ/ | minum /minum/ |
| One | satu /satu/ | satu /satu/ | satu /satu/ | siko /siko/ | satu /satu/ | satu /satu/ | ciek /tʃieʔ/ |
| Two | duo /duɔ/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | duo /duo/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | duo /duo/ |
| Hello | nyaman ka /ɲaman ka/ | halo /ˈhalo/ | hai /hai/ | halo /halo/ | cerang /tʃeraŋ/ | hela /hela/ | salam /salam/ |
| Thank you | terimo kasih /tərimo kaseh/ | terima kasih /tərima kasih/ | terima kasih /tərima kasih/ | terimo kasih /terimo kasih/ | tarima kase /tarima kase/ | tarima kase /tarima kase/ | tarimo kasiah /taɾimo kasiah/ |
| Good | baghuh /baɣuh/ | baik /baiʔ/ | baik /baiʔ/ | bagus /baɡus/ | bae /bae/ | bagus /baɡus/ | rancak /ɾantʃaʔ/ |
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