Zainal Abidin Ahmad
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 51 years ago |
Date of birth | September 16,1895 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Batu Kikir |
Malaysia | |
Date of died | October 23,1973 |
Other name | Za'aba or Za'ba |
Books | The Various Significations of the Malay Word 'sejok' |
Habit of Self-reliance | |
Batu Kikir, Malaysia | |
Life in the Malay Kampongs of Kuching, Fifty Years Ago | |
Full name | Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad |
Nationality | Malaysian |
Education | St. Paul's Institution |
University of London | |
Founded | United Malays National Organisation |
Died | Petaling Jaya |
Malaysia | |
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ID | 522576 |
Zainal Abidin Ahmad Life story
Tan Sri Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad or better known by the moniker Za'aba, was a Malaysian writer and linguist. He modernised the Malay language with the publication of a series of grammar books entitled Pelita Bahasa in 1936 at the Sultan Idris Training College.