Writing System
Pattani Malay itself is generally not a written language, but it is sometimes written in informal settings. When writing is needed, an old-fashioned variety of standard Malay is used. It is written in a modified form of the Arabic alphabet adapted for writing Malay, known as Jawi (جاوي). This is also the norm for written communication across the border in Kelantan. This is in stark contrast to the rest of the general population of Malay speakers in both Malaysia and Indonesia that use the Latin script in daily communication, known in Malay as rumi (رومي). A phonetic rendering of Pattani Malay in the Thai alphabet has been introduced, but it has been met with cold reception due to the socio-religious significance of jawi to the Muslim Malays and for the numerous inconsistencies and inaccuracies.
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