Moin Svenja,
Wir können dir besser weiterhelfen wenn wir wissen welche Sprache du meinst.
Gruss, Uli

Dear all,
Only two days ago I received a request to translate a document into
"Bahasa". I had to explain to the translation agency that I am quite capable
translating anything into "*bahasa*" (language) as long as they tell me what
bahasa they are talking about. It was a whole one day delay on a rush
translation job just simply because the client ( a US governement agency)
did not specify whether they meant Indonesian or Malaysian (or any other
possible *bahasa*).

I do agree with Tim that I am as annoyed as he is about the uneducated and
sloppy use of the term "bahasa".  And of course I always feel comfortable
with Tim as I can have an educated conversion with him using either taal,
sprache, bahasa, or language, and he will always understand me.

Uli

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>  1. Infant Language Acquisition of Bahasa (as first language)
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> Date:    Tue, 11 May 2010 20:21:50 +1200
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> Subject: Re: Infant Language Acquisition of Bahasa (as first language)
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> Are you using the white colonial nickname for Indonesian and Malay when
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>  ask about "infant language acquisition of bahasa"? If not, one must ask
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> ich bahasa you are talking about.
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-- 
Dr. Uli Kozok
Associate Professor
Indonesian-Malay Language Program
2540 Maile Way, Spalding 255
Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Tel: +1.808. 956 7574
Fax: +1.808. 956 5978
http://www.hawaii.edu/indolang
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