ALIF BA TA INITIATIVE
Two languages.
Shared connections.
Exploring Malay and Arabic through language, culture and research. A space for curious minds to read, learn and discover the connections between words and worlds.
BAHASA MELAYU / العربية
01 / LANGUAGE & LEARNING
Different scripts. Endless discovery.
BAHASA MELAYU
Bahasa membina
jambatan.
Explore Malay vocabulary, expression and the cultural context that gives language its meaning.
Words · Writing · Culture
اللغة العربية
A window into
the Arabic language.
Discover Arabic script, the patterns behind words and the ideas carried through the language.
Script · Vocabulary · Expression
02 / RESEARCH & IDEAS
Where language
meets inquiry.
Alif Ba Ta brings an inquisitive lens to language: how it is used, how it changes and how technology understands it.
Language & technology
Questions around digital tools, transcription and language representation.
Malay–Arabic connections
Shared vocabulary, writing traditions and the movement of ideas.
Culture & meaning
The relationships between words, identity and everyday life.
03 / THE JOURNAL
Notes, discoveries & perspectives.
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04 / ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
Rooted in curiosity.
Open to discovery.
Alif Ba Ta Initiative is an independent project dedicated to the study of Malay and Arabic. It brings language learning, cultural exploration and research together in one place.
Founded by Abu Naim Ahmad.