Nik Safiah binti Nik Abdul Karim (born 17 December 1939 in

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu, colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River. The t ...

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

) is a Malay language grammarian in Malaysia. She earned her PhD from

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and is former dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at

University of Malaya The University of Malaya ( ms, Universiti Malaya, UM; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of highe ...

Bibliography

# Panorama Bahasa Melayu Sepanjang Zaman :Universiti Malaya Publication, 2010. # Tatabahasa Dewan DBP , 2008. # Tan Sri Fatimah : potret seorang pemimpin / Nik Safiah Karim, Rokiah Talib # Malay grammar for academics and professionals ; DBP, 1995. # Women in Malaysia / (editor), Hing Ai Yun, Nik Safiah Karim, Rokiah Talib.: Pelanduk Publications, 1984. # Bahasa Melayu : teori dan aplikasinya / (Editor) Nik Safiah Karim. : Sarjana Enterprise, 1980.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Safiah Karim, Nik 1939 births Living people People from Kelantan Academic staff of the University of Malaya Linguists from Malaysia Women linguists 21st-century linguists Linguists of Malay 20th-century linguists