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	Penang Travel Information: Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Hotels, Travel information guide / Accommodation
		Penang, although a small island, has no shortage of cultural sights and natural scenery to amaze you.
		The beaches of Penang are famed for their white sands and gentle breeze from the sea.
		In Penang, visit some of the famous temples that boast ancient architecture or historical landmarks that paint the story of immigrants and colonists who came to Penang centuries ago.
	www.penang.ws (392 words)

	Penang Island City: Pearl of the Orient
		Eating out is a very popular past time and Penang’s hawker stalls are legendary among Malaysians for their excellent food and lively atmosphere.
		Penang’s history was official recorded when the Sultan of Kedah ceded the state (then under his control) to Francis Light of the British East India Company in 1786.
		The attack was unsuccessful and Penang continued to remain under British control with an additional strip of mainland added in 1800.
	www.penang.ws /penang-info/about.htm (444 words)

	Penang Hokkien - Chinese linguistics and dialect - Chinese
		Penang Hokkien - Chinese linguistics and dialect - Chinese
		Minnan is one of the sub-languages of the Chinese language and is mainly spoken in southern Fujian and Taiwan.
		Penang Hokkien has also borrowed numerous words from English, but these tend to be more technical and less well embedded than the Malay words, e.g.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Penang_Hokkien (646 words)

	PenangNet.com - Travel Guide - General Information
		Penang is located in Malaysia; South East Asia.
		For one reason or another, Penang has not endured the difficulties that such a diverse ethnic mix has brought to other parts of the country - it is known for it's tolerant and peaceful society.
		Like the rest of Malaysia the official religion of Penang is Islam, however Penang state is very tolerant of the many religions and faiths that are practised within its state, in other words there is 'freedom of worship'.
	www.penangnet.com /itravel1.shtml (429 words)

	Penang Summary
		Penang Hokkien is a variant of Minnan and is widely spoken by a substantial proportion of the Penang populace who are descendants of early Chinese settlers.
		Penang was captured by Japanese forces invading from the north through Thailand on 19 December 1941, one of the key stages of the Battle of Malaya.
		Penang agriculture is mainly made up of the major export crops of rubber and oil palm and some cocoa, the food commodities comprising paddy, fruits, coconut, vegetables, livestock which is dominated by poultry and swine, fisheries and aquaculture, and new emerging industries such as ornamental fishes and floriculture[16].
	www.bookrags.com /Penang (8221 words)

	Penang at AllExperts
		Penang Hokkien is a variant of Minnan and is widely spoken by a substantial proportion of the Penang populace who are descendants of early Chinese settlers.
		Penang was rocked by the Penang Riots of 1867 which were nine days of heavy street fighting and bloodshed among the secret societies of Penang which spiralled out of the British control, only to be put down with arrival of reinforcements from Singapore.
		Penang agriculture is mainly made up of the major export crops of rubber and oil palm and some cocoa, the food commodities comprising paddy, fruits, coconut, vegetables, livestock which is dominated by poultry and swine, fisheries and aquaculture, and new emerging industries such as ornamental fishes and floriculture[23].
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pe/penang.htm (10786 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Penang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Penang, originally part of the Malay sultanate of Kedah, was given to the British East India Company in 1786 by the Sultan of Kedah, in exchange for military protection from Siamese and Burmese armies who were threatening Kedah.
		Penang island, also known as the "Pearl of the Orient", is a paradise for food lovers, who come from all over Malaysia and Singapore to sample the island's unique cuisine.
		Penang Hokkien is a variant of Minnan (Chinese: 闽南语) and is widely spoken by a substantial proportion of the Penang populace who are descendants of early Chinese settlers.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/penang (2217 words)

	Penang Hawker Food Blog: Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee
		Hokkien hae mee (Hokkien/Fujian prawn noodles; 福建虾麺) is served in Penang (with a variant served in Singapore known as Hae mee).
		It is a dish of egg noodles and rice noodles in a fragrant stock, which is made from both fresh shrimp and dried prawns, as well as pork or chicken.
		My grandmother, who spent a good part of her childhood in Penang (to this day, I think of Gurney Drive's version as the definitive one), taught me that a properly made Hokkien Mee stock should be a deep ruddy brown even before the addition of soy sauce or palm sugar.
	makanpenang.blogspot.com /2006/10/penang-hokkien-mee.html (780 words)

	The Hokkien Chinese dialect as it is spoken on Penang Island is an
		The Hokkien Chinese dialect as it is spoken on Penang Island is an "oral" language.
		The Hokkien Chinese dialect as it is spoken in Penang and upon the Jetty is differs from the Hokkien dialects found in Singapore, Taiwan and the province of China in which Amoy is situated.
		It is expected that most people in Penang have some competence in at least two or three other languages to a better or worse degree of competence, and it is not unusual to find individuals knowing five or six distinctly different languages with a fairly high level of competence in most of them.
	www.lewismicropublishing.com /Publications/HokkienEnglish/HokkienEnglishText.htm (1587 words)

	Rasa Malaysia: Malaysian Food, Cooking, Recipes, Travel
		To concoct a pot of pure shrimpy stock that is signature to this Penang hawker food dish, one has to have heaps of shrimp heads.
		While Hokkien Mee is made famous by Penang hawkers, it originated from the Fujian province in China, and hence the name "Hokkien" (which means Fujian in its dialect) and "Mee" (meaning noodle).
		In KL, Hokkien Mee is a stir-fried noodle dish steeped in dark soy sauce with pork and serve with chili lime paste.
	www.rasamalaysia.com /2007/04/recipe-penang-hokkien-mee-prawn-noodle.html (2503 words)

	www.iPenang.com
		PENANG: Three decades after being dubbed the “silicon island”, Penang is set to move on to the world stage as a global city centre.
		Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the Penang International Airport and the Penang Port would be upgraded to support the second Penang Bridge as a gateway to the northern corridor so as to enhance and promote the economic growth of the neighbouring states.
		PENANG: Construction of the planned 22.5km second Penang bridge linking Batu Maung on the island and Batu Kawan on the mainland is expected to begin in early 2008.
	www.ipenang.com (1021 words)

	Hotels and Apartments in Penang, Malaysia - Penang Hotels Reservation
		Penang agriculture is mainly made up of the major export crops of rubber and oil palm and some cocoa, the food commodities comprising paddy, fruits, coconut, vegetables, livestock which is dominated by poultry and swine, fisheries and aquaculture, and new emerging industries such as ornamental fishes and floriculture[9].
		Penang island is a paradise for food lovers who come from all over Malaysia and even Singapore to sample the island's unique cuisine, earning Penang the nickname of the food capital of Malaysia.
		Penang is one of the hotbeds of social activism in the country.
	www.impression.com.my /destlist/Pnglist.htm (3532 words)

	Penang Hokkien Podcast 檳城福建 » Penang Hokkien #83 Penang Sio Kae (Penang小街)
		« Penang Hokkien #82 Cheh Lian Hua Kuei Pak Hai (坐莲花过北海)
		Hilites of the show are the hokkien riddles which I’ve posed to my colleagues back in the office.
		Penang Hokkien is mixed but please don’t forget the main “ingredient” that is HOKKIEN.
	penanghokkien.com /?p=229 (695 words)

	Baba Malay Language
		Hokkien borrowings are present in extent limited to certain semantic and cultural fields, including value judgements and emotive terms.
		The Hokkien of Kelantan that is spoken by the "village Chinese" is also dialectically distinct in intonational patterns, due to the alleged influence of Malay and Siamese.
		Hokkien loan words are more salient in areas of customs, religion and kinship, for things related to the house, furniture, food, utensils, personal effects and other things.
	www.lewismicropublishing.com /Publications/Peranakan/PeranakanLanguage.htm (2088 words)

	Blog : Penang Hokkien - local variant of Min Nan
		Penang Hokkien is a local variant of Min Nan (Southern Min) spoken in Penang, characterised by the widespread use of Malay and English borrowed words.
		Strictly speaking, it should be known as Southern Hokkien to distinguish it from Minbei (Northern Min) and Mindong (Eastern Min), the language of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.
		Penang Hokkien is based on the dialect of Minnan spoken in the Zhangzhou (漳州; Hokkien: Chiang1-chiu1) prefecture of Fujian.
	asiafriendfinder.com /blog/2916/post_11644.html?highid=18773439_14403 (626 words)

	Review on Penang by goggly - MouthShut.com
		Penang, probably is the only place in the world that can have Hi Tech silicon industries such as Dell, Siemens, B Braun, Bosch, Panasonic,Blaupunkt, Osram alongwith host of religious places like Snake temple, Tamil Mariammam temple, Thai and Burmese Buddha temples, Chinese Taoism, Confucianism temples, Anglican Church and scores of Muslim mosques.
		Penang airport is not as big as Kuala Lumpur but more organized than another tourist city like Cape Town.
		My association with Buddhism that began with Ayuthaya, Yangoon, and Nara continued in Penang with Wat Chaiyamangkalaram, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, and the Dharmikarma Burmese temple which is across the street.
	www.mouthshut.com /review/Penang-107585-1.html (1181 words)

	Hokkien still rules in Penang
		He holds firm to this view because Hokkien was the common dialect since earlier Chinese settlers from the southern Fujian province in China populated Penang.
		Cheah attributed Penang's strong Hokkien identity to the community being rooted to the Hokkien cultural practices, which are part of the Taoist religion.
		Penang is Hokkien as much as Penang is famous for its hawker food,” she said.
	thestar.com.my /news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/3/focus/15252287&sec=focus (863 words)

	Tourism Penang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Penang Hokkien Dialect by itself is a curiosity, a hybrid of Chinese Hokkien with Malay and English words, originating from the Baba Nyonya community in Penang.
		On February 2002, A Guidebook to PHD — Penang Hokkien Dialect was born and made its debut among the publications of the world in local bookstores.
		Penang Hokkien Dialect classes are conducted every Monday from 8:00 to 9:00pm at the YMCAin Macalister Road, Penang.
	www.tourismpenang.gov.my /article.cfm?id=14 (889 words)

	www.chineselanguage.org :: View topic - Penang Hokkien
		I worked in Singapore for almost twenty years, and the Singapore Hokkien in my opinion have been inundiated by many Teochew words, and if the Singaporeans Hokkiens came to Penang, they could be classified as Teochews instead of Hokkiens.
		Look and listen carefully, then sound of the Hokkien Language is very pervasive in this modern world, and the Hokkiens should seen this as the contribution of their forefathers to the world.
		Penang Hokkien is basically Ciang type, while Singapore Hokkien is Cuan type.
	www.chinalanguage.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=1623&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30&sid=29cad700b7bf288429e0b11b1c1af1e2 (2197 words)

	My So Called Life » Blog Archive » Penang Hokkien Podcast (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Penang Hokkien Podcast recently celebrated it’s one year anniversary, captivated my attention when it first startup.
		For me personally, I’ve always felt like Hokkien is a dying breed and the podcast gives a certain sense of security that the language is still holding on.
		Penang Hokkien is different from the southern Hokkien and also Mingna of Taiwan, but the podcast is truly global, and have participants from all over.
	wekgna.com /blog/?p=457 (263 words)

	Sun Qiang Temple, Three River Hui'an Hokkien Temple, Penang Taoist Temple \| AsiaExplorers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Hokkien people of Donghai, in Fujian Province, were the first to worship these generals, when they built the Ninghai Temple and dedicated it to them.
		The worship of Zong Xun Gong spread from Donghai to Hui'an and Sin Kang, the mother village of the Khoo clans of Khoo Kongsi.
		If you are heading north from the direction of Penang Bridge to George Town, turn right at the second traffic lights exiting the expressway in the direction of the Harbour Trade Centre.
	www.asiaexplorers.com /malaysia/penang/sunqiangtemple.htm (917 words)

	Penang Hokkien Podcast 檳城福建
		I want to see how many of you Penang Hokkien listeners in the USA who are interested in getting together.
		Penang Hokkien Gathering in the USA 2008 Discussion Board
		This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from the Penang Hokkien Podcast group pool.
	penanghokkien.com (875 words)

	Penang Hokkien Podcast on Odeo
		Penang Hokkien #51 Lian Hua eh Lai Guan (莲花的来源)
		Penang Hokkien #38 Kuih Talam School（Kuih Talam 学堂）
		Penang Hokkien #35 Hee P’ngeh Kah by Request ???
	www.odeo.com /channel/7818/view (478 words)

	Penang Hokkien Mee
		Hokkien Mee is a favorite soup noodle of most of the Penang islanders, irrespective of their Chinese origins.
		The boiling broth is then added to a bowl full of cooked yellow noodles and rice vermicelli, fried shrimps, bean sprouts, water convolvulus, hard boiled eggs, sliced lean pork, fried onion and chilli paste, to make up a delicious bowl of Hokkien Mee.
		To the Hokkien ethnic from outside Penang, Hokkien Mee is a must to try.
	www.pulaupinang.com /hawker/hokkienmee.shtml (169 words)

	decoding galvin \| ji pa ban blog » Blog Archive » Penang Ah Beng vs Klang Ah Beng
		It is known that the chinese hokkien community in Malaysia are segregated into northen and southern hokkien.
		Singaporean Hokkien is quite similar to Klang Hokkien, it seems that Penang Hokkien has got alot of Teochew influence.
		If I, a Penang Hokkien speaker were to use your vocabulary, I would have pronounced it slightly different.
	blog.galvintan.com /?p=39 (858 words)

	Wa Si Hokkien Lang :: Sueh Thor Kar :: April :: 2005
		Penang lang : kiong hee lee, kiong hee wa … kiong hee kiong hee..
		Si peh ho liao - hokkien bollog pun siun tiok.
		Though I’m Cantonese, my father is a Canto from Penang (mum Hokkien from Ipoh) and now in KL, so i do understand some Hokkien though not all.
	hokkienlang.blogsome.com /2005/04/08/sueh-thor-kar (700 words)

	Prawn Hokkien Mee in Lebuh Armenian, Penang »
		Posted on 14 December 2006 by KY One of the dishes I never miss when I go back to Penang is the Prawn Mee, or in Penang, we usually just refer it as Hokkien Mee.
		Do not be confused with Hokkien mee in Penang and the dish of the same name in KL though.
		One of the better prawn mee served in Penang is this one at Lebuh Armenian, a stone’s throw away from the famous Kwan Yin temple, and just right opposite the famous duck meat Kueh Teow soup stall.
	www.monsterblog.com.my /2006/12/14/prawn-hokkien-mee-in-lebuh-armenian-penang (731 words)

	Miscellaneous Tips, Penang - Restaurants - VirtualTourist.com
		Koay-Teow Soup is not a side dish but for big eater, it is. Most Penang foods are spicy but Koay-Teow Soup is cooked with pure bone soup without spiciness and yet very delicious in taste.
		Penang has lots of Muar Chee especially in Gurney Drive at night.
		As a Penang food lover, this is a must.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Malaysia/Negeri_Pulau_Pinang/Penang-1282036/Restaurants-Penang-MISC-R-6.html (758 words)

	Learn to Speak... Penang Hokkien Dialect (Reprinted 2005) (Select Books)
		Penang Hokkien, a Chinese dialect, is a smooth and simple language.
		It is spoken widely in the multi-racial island city of Penang.
		Many phrases and words are written out in romanized script as Penang Hokkien has no written form.
	www.selectbooks.com.sg /getTitle.cfm?SBNum=38814 (85 words)

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