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- From: tlihsin@hubcap.clemson.edu (lih-sin the)
- Subject: Re: Indonesian, Chinese and Raja
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.001140.22854@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Organization: Clemson University
- References: <1k4nsgINNq4m@pollux.usc.edu> <C1J9DC.7M1@ireq.hydro.qc.ca>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 00:11:40 GMT
- Lines: 46
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- srini@ireq-num.hydro.qc.ca (Srinivasan K.) writes:
-
- >In article <1k4nsgINNq4m@pollux.usc.edu> mcyang@pollux.usc.edu
- >(Bien-Chao Iunn) writes:
- >>In article <16B5EFC66.RAJA@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu> RAJA@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
- >>writes:
- >>>I A M A C H I N E S E (I just said it but not so proudly because I'm
- >>> helplessly associated with people like you)
- >>
- >>I once knew a person who is from Indonesia and is ethnically Chinese.
- >>
- >>I once told him that since he was born and raised in Indonesia,
- >>I consider him Indonesian. Supprisingly, he was very angry
- >>and told me that my claim is an insult to him. I, personally,
- >>consider his attitue is an insult to the country he is from.
- >>
- >>P.S. According to my understanding "Raja" means "King" in Indonesian.
- >> Correct me if I am wrong.
-
- >Raja means king in all Indian languages as well as Indonesian language.
- >It becomes 'Reza' in Persian. Becomes 'Roi' in French, 'Regi' in Latin etc.
-
-
-
- >Raja could be the name of an Indonesian of Chinese descent.
- You can try this, finger RAJA@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
- and the result is :
- [nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu]
- Logon: RAJA In real life: SUBRAMANIAN, R.
- Terminal: None Logon time: Not logged on
- Idle time:
-
-
- It is rare or almost never heard a chinese Indonesian has a name as
- Raja Subramanian.
-
-
-
- >I knew one Indonesian 'Tejasurya'. He was an Indonesian of chinese
- >descent. He said, during Sukarno's regime, most chinese were
- >encouraged to change their names to Indonesian native names.
-
- >Teja (powerful) surya (sun) is a valid Indian name also.
-
- >Srinivasan K
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