Kelantanese Dialect As An Element In Malaysian National Cinema

Abstract

National cinema is a product of a nation. As a national product, national cinema highlights national characteristics such as ethnicity, culture, clothing, heritage, dialects, and other national factors of the nation presented to the audience in a visual form. Presently, the usage of a certain dialect in a national cinema is present, therefore it is an issue worth studying regarding the position of a dialect presented in Malaysian national films. Thus, the focus of this writing is on the dialect spoken through the dialogue expressed by the characters in the film. Since Malaysia is rich in the diversity of state dialects, this writing will only be focused on the Kelantan. The dialect of Kelantan is examined and discussed through the film Duan Nago Bogho (2023). This discussion summarizes that the state dialect or in this writing the Kelantan dialect is an added value to Malaysian national cinema. Kelantan dialect can bring and give identity to Malaysian national cinema.