maandag 13 augustus 2012

Stempel, oli, and knalpot

Dutch words
There are plenty of Dutch words that have been incorporated into Indonesian. Examples are: 'leper' for spoon, Dutch: 'lepel', 'pork' for fork, Dutch:  'vork' (the 'f' and 'v' are converted into a 'p' by Indonesians), and many other words, such as 'polisi' (police), 'stempel' (ink stamp), 'oli' (oil), and 'knalpot' (exhaust pipe), which is my all-time favorite.

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