Well, in Jawa Tengah & Jawa Timur, people still using the word DALEM (means = SAYA) to agree when speaking with elderly or people they respect.
It is funny that they translate it into Bahasa Indonesia ………
All the best,
Ajiek Stoneman
On Jul 31, 2013, at 4:10 PM, George Quinn <
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> I've just come back from a visit to Ternate in north Maluku. There I was bemused to hear "saya" still being used in
some contexts as a respectful word for "yes". E.g. Quinn: "Gunung Gamalama indah sekali!" Local citizen agreeing: "Saya."
> I recall that this use of "saya" used to be fairly common in Java 50 years ago when younger or lower status people addressed older or higher status people (e.g. servant addressing boss), but it seems to have disappeared... except in north Maluku! Is it still heard elsewhere in Indonesia?
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