Cheah Cheng Seang: Penang Hokkien (Minnan) Dialect

Tim with Cheah Cheng Seang (11 March, 2014)


Cheah Cheng Seang is the author of Penang Hokkien (Minnan) Dialect. Although English educated, he was taught to read Literary Chinese in Hokkien by his maternal grandfather. This has provided him the base and springboard for launching his enthusiasm to study the Minnan (Hokkien) Dialect.

As with many Hokkien enthusiasts, Mr Cheah regard the term "dialect" a misnomer, as it seems to relegate the language to a subservient position to Mandarin. I had an opportunity to sit down to a conversation with Mr Cheah, which is partly captured in the recording below. In it he talks about the book Penang Hokkien (Minnan) Dialect which he authored. My apology for the noise and video quality in the recording.


Penang Hokkien (Minnan) Dialect (11 March, 2014)

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