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      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 and 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12 Singapore 534167.

      Copyright © 2006 The Peranakan Association, Singapore

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      ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-3778-1

      ISBN-10: 0-8048-3778-3

      ISBN: 978-1-4629-1300-8 (ebook)

      First edition, 2006

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      dedication to

      MY LATE PARENTS

      my father, Gwee Peng Kwee and mother, Seow Leong Neo

      MY FAMILY MEMBERS

      my wife Rosie Tan Chwee Neo, elder son Andy Gwee Boon Kheng, younger son Randy Gwee Boon Kim, his wife Caroline Lee Kim Sweet; their son, my grandson, Marc Gwee Eng Meng, and their daughter, my granddaughter, Joan Gwee Eng Neo.

      May you always continue to use the Baba language

      HE BABA PERANAKAN COMMUNITY

      all Babas and Nyonyas

      contents

       Introduction

       Points to note

       Dictionary

       a

       b

       c

       d

       e

       g

       h

       i

       j

       k

       l

       m

       n

       o

       p

       r

       s

       t

       u

       w-z

       Cherki Glossary

       Names of Cherki Cards

       Acknowledgements

       References

      introduction

      the historical origin of the Baba community probably began with the arrival from China of exclusively male migrants to Malacca around the early 17th century. These early Chinese migrants foresaw the need to acquire a working knowledge of the Malay language, the lingua franca of the day, before they could contemplate a firm footing in any form of livelihood. Before long, they

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