The talk in this town is quite unheard of

Distinct flavour: Zaini (left) with her cousin Abdul Rahman Hassan, 76, proudly displaying the gulai asam rong. — Bernama

KUALA KRAI: From the outside, Kampung Pemberian looks like any typical village in central Kelantan. But talk to its residents there and you will realise that they don’t sound like their Kelantanese neighbours.

Elderly residents such as Hashim Hassan, 75, speak a unique dialect that is different from Kelantanese and Bahasa Malaysia with words like “owng” (you) and “kamboi” (shut).