Arabic loanwords in Indonesian revisited

How did Arabic loanwords end up in Indonesian? Various academic answers to this intriguing question have been put forward, but only rarely has any solid linguistic 'proof' been provided. General conclusions have been drawn on the basis of a few, rather unrepresentative or obsolete, example...

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Main Author: Nikolaos Van Dam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 2010-09-01
Series:Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
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Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/btlv/article/view/7695