How to Pronounce Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer)
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Sep 16, 1895 Batu Kikir, Malaysia Died on 23 Oct 1973 (aged 78)
Malaysian writer
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About Zainal Abidin Ahmad Writer
- Tan Sri Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad (16 September 1895 – 23 October 1973) 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.
- The book contained guidelines in modernising the structure of the classical Malay language, transforming it into the Malay language that is in use today.
- The most important change was in syntax, from the classical passive form to the modern active form.
