Language and Literature Bureau

{{Short description|Language authority and public libraries operator in Brunei}}

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Language and Literature Bureau

| native_name = {{lang|ms|Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka}}

| native_name_a = {{lang|ms|ديوان بهاس دان ڤوستاک}}

| logo = Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei logo.svg

| logo_caption = Logo of Language and Literature Bureau

| motto = {{lang|ms|بهاس جيوا بڠسا}} {{break}} Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa {{break}} (The Language is the Soul of the Nation)

| image = Language and Literature Bureau building 02.jpg

| image_caption = Headquarters in Bandar Seri Begawan

| formed = {{Start date and age|1960|04|19|df=yes}}

| jurisdiction = Government of Brunei

| headquarters = Jalan Pembangunan, Lapangan Terbang Lama, Berakas BB3510, Brunei

| minister1_name = Nazmi Mohamad

| minister1_pfo = Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports

| chief1_name = Suip Abdul Wahab

| chief1_position = Director

| parent_department = Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports

| website = [http://www.dbp.gov.bn www.dbp.gov.bn]

}}

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The Language and Literature Bureau ({{langx|ms|Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka}}, DBP) is the Bruneian language authority of the country's official language Malay. It is also the operator of public libraries in the country. It was established in 1960 and is now a government department under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

History

The establishment of the {{lang|ms|Lembaga Bahasa}} (Language Board) began with the approval of an {{lang|ms|usul}} (motion) during a Legislative Council meeting on 18 April 1960.{{cite news |author= |title=Badan bebas untok menguasai bahasa Melayu |date=4 May 1960 |newspaper=Pelita Brunei |issue=5 #9 |page=5 |agency=Government of Brunei Information Service |language=ms |url=http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/1960/04%20MEI%201960.pdf |access-date=14 October 2021 }} The motion was to establish an independent body answerable to the government with the function of consolidating the status of Malay as the official language of Brunei, as enacted in the Constitution ({{lang|ms|Perlembagaan}}) which was promulgated in the previous year.{{cite news |author=DK. SAIDAH POA |title=PERANAN DBP DALAM MENGEMBANGKAN BAHASA |date=19 February 1992 |newspaper=Aneka Pelita Brunei |number=8 |page=2 |language=ms |agency=Jabatan Penerangan |url=http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/1992/Pelita%20Brunei%2019%20Februari%201992.pdf |access-date=14 October 2021 }} However, it was later renamed to Bahagian Bahasa dan Pustaka (Language and Literature Section) in 1962.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gerbangbahasa.gov.bn/PORTAL/PAGE.ASPX?I=106|title=Latar Belakang {{!}} Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei Darussalam|website=www.gerbangbahasa.gov.bn|access-date=2017-12-03}} At the time it was established under the authority of Jabatan Pelajaran (Department of Education).{{Cite web|url=http://www.dbp.gov.bn/Themed/Default.htm|title=Sejarah Rengkas|website=www.dbp.gov.bn|access-date=2017-12-03|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812080748/http://www.dbp.gov.bn/Themed/default.htm|url-status=dead}} On 1 January 1965, it was made into a separate department and eventually adopted the name Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (Language and Literature Bureau). In 1984, the agency was subsumed under the authority of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

Dictionary and other publications

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei publishes Kamus Bahasa Melayu Brunei, the official dictionary of the Brunei Malay language, the de facto lingua franca in Brunei. The dictionary was first published in 1991 and it is currently in its second edition, with entries over 15,000.{{Cite book|title=Kamus Bahasa Melayu Brunei: Edisi Kedua|publisher=Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei|year=2010|isbn=978-9991705439|pages=viii}}

The Dewan also publishes four journals, namely Bahasa, Beriga, Pangsura and Undang-Undang Syariah, as well as three magazines, namely Bahana, Juara Pelajar and Mekar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dbp.gov.bn/Themed/MajalahJurnal%20DBP/Majalah%20Terbitan%20DBP.htm|title=Majalah-Majalah dan Jurnal Terbitan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei|website=www.dbp.gov.bn|access-date=2017-12-03}}

Public libraries

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei operates all public libraries in the country, which include:{{Cite web|url=https://www.librarybrunei.gov.bn/library/dbp/|title=PERPUSTAKAAN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM|website=www.librarybrunei.gov.bn|language=ms-MY|access-date=2017-12-03|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063729/http://www.librarybrunei.gov.bn/library/dbp/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |title=Perpustakaan DBP Seluruh Negara |url=http://www.dbplibrary.gov.bn/Themed/perp_seluruh_daerah.html |access-date=2017-12-03 |website=dbplibrary.gov.bn}}

Since 1970, it also has introduced mobile library services, locally known as {{lang|ms|Perpustakaan Bergerak}}.{{cite news|author= |title=Perpustakaan Bergerak DBP mulakan perkhidmatan |date=5 August 1970 |newspaper=Pelita Brunei |number=31 |pages=1, 8 |language=ms |url=http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/1970/5%20ogos%201970.pdf |access-date=14 July 2021}}

References

External links

[http://www.gerbangbahasa.gov.bn Gerbang Bahasa | Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei website] {{in lang|ms}}
[http://www.dbp.gov.bn Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei website] {{in lang|ms}}
[http://www.kkbs.gov.bn Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports website] {{in lang|ms}}

Category:Language regulators

Category:Malay language

Category:Government of Brunei

Category:1960 establishments in Brunei