Ejaan van ophuysen

from belanda

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From belanda

Definition

The Van Ophuysen spelling system for Malay language in 1901.

Etymology

An eponym derived from Charles Adriaan van Ophuysen, a Dutch linguist who compiled this spelling system in 1901. This system was based on Dutch orthography, utilizing Latin characters to write the Malay language in the Dutch East Indies.

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