Ejaan wilkinson

from inggris

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From inggris

Definition

The first official Latin script spelling system for Malay language in 1904.

Etymology

This term refers to the spelling system devised by Richard James Wilkinson, a British colonial administrator in Malaya. Implemented in the early 20th century, it served as the standard romanization for the Malay language before being superseded by the Van Ophuijsen spelling.

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