Media News - Thursday, July 24, 2008
Thailand: Dictionary brings hope amid violence in restive south
A bilingual dictionary is the latest bid by the Thai government to build understanding with the majority Muslim population of the provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani which speak the Yawi dialect. Academics hope that the publication the Thai-Yawi-Thai dictionary will help restore peace in the restive south, by bridging the linguistic gap between Thai-speaking Buddhists and Yawi-speaking Muslims. The Yawi-speaking population's difficulty in understanding the dominant Thai language has been frequently cited by experts as a reason for Muslims' feelings of alienation. The three southernmost provinces are at the centre of a pro-independence rebellion that has killed at least 3,300 people since January 2004. The last victim of the violence was Saengphet Butrak, a soldier who was killed in an ambush on Tuesday in Narathiwat. The 596-page dictionary is the result of a two-year long research project to which 10 experts contributed, project chief Worawit Baru said. (ADK)
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