Hokkien for everyone: Timothy posing for a photo during the launch of Penang Hokkien Dictionary in Penang. – CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
THOSE wanting to learn Penang’s unique Hokkien dialect can now do so with the help of a dictionary which was launched on July 5, reported Sin Chew Daily.
With the help of an online community, author Timothy Tye managed to collate and define some 6,000 Hokkien terms over the last 10 years.
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