We found it much easier to navigate Malaysia with our Sumatran Indonesian that it was to navigate Jakarta/Java where the Indonesian was so often mixed with Javanese. Huge difference between the roots of Javanese and the Malay-based languages. But, what I want to know is, are you reading the Malay in that old script? Or do you have a transliterated source??? That's a whole 'nother ballgame.
I wouldn't be surprised with your experience considering that the Malay populations in Indonesia tend to be found in Sumatra and Borneo instead of Java. So it was kind of ironic that the Indonesian language is based on Malay.
As for the Malay I'm reading on, definitely the modern (Latin) script. No way I can read anything written in Jawi lol.
We found it much easier to navigate Malaysia with our Sumatran Indonesian that it was to navigate Jakarta/Java where the Indonesian was so often mixed with Javanese. Huge difference between the roots of Javanese and the Malay-based languages. But, what I want to know is, are you reading the Malay in that old script? Or do you have a transliterated source??? That's a whole 'nother ballgame.
I wouldn't be surprised with your experience considering that the Malay populations in Indonesia tend to be found in Sumatra and Borneo instead of Java. So it was kind of ironic that the Indonesian language is based on Malay.
As for the Malay I'm reading on, definitely the modern (Latin) script. No way I can read anything written in Jawi lol.
Oh, good! You had me going nuts looking at that script!