Penang Hokkien
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Penang Hokkien is a local variant of Hokkien spoken in Penang, Malaysia. It is spoken natively by 63.9% of Penang's Chinese community, and also by some Penangite Indians and Penangite Malays.
A Char Koay Teow stall. An example of how a Penangite writes Penang Hokkien using ad hoc methods.
Penang
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Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is divided into two parts by the Strait of Malacca: Penang Island to the west, where the capital city George Town
Penang Hokkien
…Penang Hokkien (Chinese: 庇能福建話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pī-né͘ng Hok-kiàn-ōa; Tâi-lô: Pī-néeng Hok-kiàn-uā; IPA: ) is a local variant of Hokkien spoken in Penang, Malaysia. It is spoken natively by 63.9% of Penang's Chinese community, and also by some Penangite Indians and Penangite Malays. It was once the lingua…
Royal Marines parading through a liberated George Town, 3 September 1945.
Skyline of George Town at night c. 2024
Ramli Ngah Talib Governor
Chow Kon Yeow Chief Minister