RE: Does anyone know what language is this?

From: Becker, Joseph (Joseph.Becker@pahv.xerox.com)
Date: Thu Dec 21 2000 - 16:50:19 EST

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Possibly one of the local dialects of Indonesia?

> apo kabar kau di sano

The first Indonesian/Malay we learn is the greeting "Apa khabar?!",
literally "What is the news?!" ... (later we learn that "khabar" is
Arabic!).

Joe

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