@@SelminaRumawak My interest in Tok Pisin goes back a long way. My uncle came back from PNG speaking this language. I was interested, so I went to my local library, and found a little book on the language of Pigeon English, as it was known in those days. I read the book and returned it to the library. Many, many years went by. On a chance visit to a secondhand book store in a country town in Australia, I found the same book, that I had read from the library. I bought the book. Now, I am interested in learning a number of languages, firstly as a hobby but now it is a life style. I searched for learning material for Tok Pisin. I bought the Oxford Tok Pisin/English Dictionary. I have downloaded an old Tok Pisin language course. I will learn some Tok Pisin as one of my language projects for 2021.
I think the main threat to the Skouw language is Bahasa Melayu. I seem to recall years back when there was no market at the border and sometimes people from Skouw would visit Wutung and they always spoke Bahasa Melayu. Even most of the adults spoke Bahasa Melayu among themselves. I only hear them speak the Skouw language when they are talking to Wutung people. My late grandmother who was half Skouw spoke the language and her sister who is very much alive today spoke very fluent skouw. Its a beautiful language that needs to be saved. We have to keep our indigenous languages.
Thanks for your presentation. I have "Tok Pis'sin" on my wish list of languages to learn in the future.
Hi Paul! :) You are welcome. That's wonderful. If I may know, why do you wish to learn Tok Pisin? Thank you.
@@SelminaRumawak My interest in Tok Pisin goes back a long way. My uncle came back from PNG speaking this language. I was interested, so I went to my local library, and found a little book on the language of Pigeon English, as it was known in those days. I read the book and returned it to the library. Many, many years went by. On a chance visit to a secondhand book store in a country town in Australia, I found the same book, that I had read from the library. I bought the book. Now, I am interested in learning a number of languages, firstly as a hobby but now it is a life style. I searched for learning material for Tok Pisin. I bought the Oxford Tok Pisin/English Dictionary. I have downloaded an old Tok Pisin language course. I will learn some Tok Pisin as one of my language projects for 2021.
I think the main threat to the Skouw language is Bahasa Melayu. I seem to recall years back when there was no market at the border and sometimes people from Skouw would visit Wutung and they always spoke Bahasa Melayu. Even most of the adults spoke Bahasa Melayu among themselves. I only hear them speak the Skouw language when they are talking to Wutung people. My late grandmother who was half Skouw spoke the language and her sister who is very much alive today spoke very fluent skouw. Its a beautiful language that needs to be saved. We have to keep our indigenous languages.
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Hi Selmina! just wanna ask about ur last name, "Rumawak", is that from Seram Timur?
Hello, Lean! :) No, it isn't. It is from East Biak in Papua.
@@SelminaRumawak I see, thx for the answer
@@skinnylele Happy I’ve answered your question. :)