PSM got nearly double the amount of votes they got for PRU15 in the recent by-election despite the much lower voter turnout

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Sekerap manakah mata wang dolar Brunei/Singapura dirujuk sebagai "ringgit Brunei/Singapura" oleh orang Brunei/Singapura semasa berbahasa Melayu?

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Bagaimanakah "orang barat" dapat membawa maksud "orang Kelantan" dalam dialek Kelantan dan Pahang? Apakah sejarah ataupun latar belakang di sebalik timbulnya definisi ini untuk kata "orang barat" itu?
Learn and discuss the Malay LanguageWhy are "ca-" (/kæ/) sequences in English words often borrowed into Japanese as "キャ" (kya or /kja/) instead of just as "カ" (ka)?
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Learn and discuss the Malay LanguageSaja tengok keyboard Jawi BM kat iPhone sekejap. Huruf ڽ (nya) takde 🥲

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When did Malay non-rhoticity come about?
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Why did Noah Webster standardize spelling ⟨-re⟩ as in “metre” as ⟨-er⟩ but didn’t standardize spelling ⟨-le⟩ as in “sample” as ⟨-el⟩?
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