Editing Penang (section)

===Languages===
[[Malay language|Malay]] is the official language of Penang. [[British English|English]] once served as the official language during British rule and recently there have been calls to reinstate it as one of Penang's official languages.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 2010 |title=Penang Backbencher Proposes English as State's Second Official Language |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2010/11/08/penang-backbencher-proposes-english-as-states-second-official-language |access-date=5 December 2023 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2022 |title=Penang Should Make English Second Language Like Sarawak, Says PKR Rep |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/06/20/penang-should-make-english-second-language-like-sarawak-says-pkr-rep/ |access-date=5 December 2023 |work=[[Free Malaysia Today]] }}</ref> [[Tamil language|Tamil]] is the most widely spoken language among ethnic Indians, while Penang's Chinese population uses a variety of Chinese dialects such as [[Teochew Min|Teochew]], [[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]] and [[Cantonese]].<ref name="Ooi-2015" /><ref name="Teresa Wai-2022">{{Cite journal |last=Teresa Wai |first=See Ong |date=May 2022 |title=Building Relationships with Community Members: Lessons Learnt from Fieldwork in Penang, Malaysia |url=https://repository.nie.edu.sg/server/api/core/bitstreams/57a48a8d-6fab-4c08-a012-5ad54c6fddc9/content |journal=[[Griffith University]] }}</ref> [[Penang Hokkien]] serves as the ''[[lingua franca]]'' between the different ethnic groups in Penang, with efforts being made at the grassroots level to preserve its relevance.<ref name="Opalyn Mok-2016-12">{{Cite news |last=Opalyn Mok |date=2 August 2016 |title=Penang Hokkien Will Be 'Dead' in 40 years If People Stop Using It, Says Language Expert |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2016/08/02/penang-hokkien-will-be-dead-in-40-years-if-people-stop-using-it-says-langua/1174401 |work=[[Malay Mail]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernard Cheah |date=17 August 2016 |title=Translating Penang Hokkien to English with ease |url=https://thesun.my/archive/1939512-GSARCH388293 |work=[[The Sun (Malaysia)|The Sun]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=7 July 2023 |title=Learn to Speak Hokkien Like a True Penangite |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/07/learn-to-speak-hokkien-like-a-true-penangite |access-date=5 December 2023 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] }}</ref>