Dilah Tuah is a lecturer at the Faculty of Language and Communication. He graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia, with a Bachelor of Arts (major in Malay Language & Linguistics) and a Master of Education (Teaching of Bahasa Melayu as a First Language). At UNIMAS, he has taught various courses including Malay Language, Malay Language Preparation Level 1, Malay Language Preparation Level 2, Sarawak Malay Dialect, Historical Linguistics, Borneo-Kalimantan Literature, National Culture and National Building, and Appreciation of Nusantara Heritage Art and Culture. His research interests include Linguistics, Malay Studies, National and Borneo Literature and Cultural Studies.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (major in Malay Language & Linguistics)
Master of Education (Teaching of Bahasa Melayu as a First Language).
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Arts and Humanities
90
Scholar Citations
6
Scholar h-index
2
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Language, Culture, and Identity in a Borderland Context: A Preliminary Study of the Malay Community in Lawas, Sarawak D bin Tuah, MJ bin Ahmad Khiri, CS Santrol bin Abdullah 2026
Competitive Advantage Management of Madrasah In the Artificial Intelligence Era I Muttaqin, D bin Tuah, M Zaini, R Rianawati, H Zurayah, S Suhaimi Munaddhomah: Jurnal Manajemen Pendidikan Islam 6 (4), 661-680 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Empowering Islamic Education Teachers as Special Assistants to Support Inclusive Elementary Schools D Hermina, M Sabirin, A Afifah, D bin Tuah SYAMIL: Journal of Islamic Education 13 (2), 205-227 , 2025 2025
Revitalization of the Beramih tradition in Nanga Bunut: Implementing Islamic values in local culture S Halijah, H Hermansyah, D bin Tuah Ta'allum: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 13 (1), 62-75 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
A Dialog Between Islamic Law and Adat (Customary Law) in the Social Context of West Kalimantan, Indonesia M Munawar, Y Yusriadi, DA Asfar, D Tuah Al-'Adalah 22 (1), 323-346 , 2025 2025 Citations: 9
Melestarikan Warisan Linguistik dan Budaya : Dokumentasi Istilah Etnobotani Komuniti Bisaya di Limbang, Sarawak. C Tuah, D., Shin Simposium Bahasa, Budaya dan Sastera Nusantara 2, 1-20 , 2025 2025
Navigating the Currents: The Language Ecology of Limbang Bisaya C Shin, D bin Tuah, Y Ling, P Hui, NB Sim 2025
Syamil D Hermina, M Sabirin, A Afifah, D bin Tuah 2025
Menguasai Diksi Mengawal Emosi D Tuah http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/49220 , 2025 2025
Menekuni Mesej Penyair dalam Puisi D Tuah https://utusansarawak.com.my/menekuni-mesej-penyair-dalam-puisi/ , 2025 2025
Echoes of the Ancestors : Uncovering Bisaya Plant Wisdom in Limbang D Tuah https://gazette.unimas.my/2025/06/06/echoes-of-the-ancestors-uncovering … , 2025 2025
Pola Komunikasi Rentas Sempadan di Telok Melano-Temajuk, Borneo Barat: Satu Analisis Teori Akomodasi Komunikasi T D., S C. AKADEMIKA 94 (1), 94-106 , 2024 2024
PERANG KETUPAT: WARISAN MULTIKULTUR DAN PEMERTAHANAN IDENTITAS MELAYU TAYAN Y Yusriadi, I Ruslan, N Hasriyanti, ZS bin Nordin, D bin Tuah Jurnal Pendidikan, Kebudayaan Dan Keislaman 3 (3), 125-141 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
PERANG KETUPAT: WARISAN MULTIKULTUR DAN PEMERTAHANAN IDENTITAS MELAYU TAYAN PERANG KETUPAT: MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE PRESERVATION OF TAYAN MALAY IDENTITY P KETUPAT 2024
Pola Komunikasi Rentas Sempadan di Telok Melano-Temajuk, Borneo Barat: Satu Analisis Teori Akomodasi Komunikasi D Tuah, C Shin Akademika 94 (1), 94-106 , 2024 2024
Jantuh Bebasa Masyarakat Melayu di Pedalaman Kapuas Hulu, Kalimantan Barat Y Yusriadi, S Chong, D Tuah Issues in Language Studies 12 (2), 116-137 , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Language Attitude Among the Border Community at Telok Melano, Malaysia and Temajuk, Indonesia: A Preliminary Study Tuah, D., Shin, C., Ahmad Khiri, M. J. Suvannabhumi: Multidisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 15 (1 … , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Penghasilan Karya Sastera Pelancongan di Sarawak: Satu Tinjauan Tuah, D. Seminar Sastera Borneo 2022, 21-23 Oktober 2022, Balai Budaya, Dewan Bahasa … , 2022 2022
Impact of The Telok Melano-Sematan Pan-Borneo Highway on The Homestay Sector In Telok Melano, Sarawak Tuah, D., Shin, C. & Ahmad Khiri, M. J. The Seybold Report 17 (10), 1023-1030 , 2022 2022
Sastera Rakyat daripada Perspektif Kearifan Tempatan dan Potensinya kepada Pelancongan Budaya di Sarawak Tuah, D. AKADEMIKA 92 (2), 153-168 , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Pilihan Bahasa dalam Kalangan Etnik Minoriti Kedayan di Bekenu, Sarawak: Satu Penelitian Awal. Tuah, D., Shin, C., Gedat, R., Mis, M. A. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies 21 (2) , 2021 2021 Citations: 14
An Initial Qualitative Exploration of Economic, Cultural, and Language Changes in Telok Melano, Sarawak, Malaysia Shin, C., Tuah, D., & Yusriadi. Sustainability 14 (5), 2655 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
A Dialog Between Islamic Law and Adat (Customary Law) in the Social Context of West Kalimantan, Indonesia M Munawar, Y Yusriadi, DA Asfar, D Tuah Al-'Adalah 22 (1), 323-346 , 2025 2025 Citations: 9
Sastera Rakyat daripada Perspektif Kearifan Tempatan dan Potensinya kepada Pelancongan Budaya di Sarawak Tuah, D. AKADEMIKA 92 (2), 153-168 , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
An Initial Qualitative Exploration of Economic, Cultural, and Language Changes in Telok Melano, Sarawak, Malaysia. Sustainability (Switzerland), 14 (5) C Shin, D Tuah, Y Yusriadi 2022 Citations: 9
MENGAJAR BAHASA MELAYU KEPADA PELAJAR ANTARABANGSA DI UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK: PENGALAMAN DAN CABARAN Tuah, D. Pengajaran Bahasa, Budaya dan Pendidikan, 83-98 , 2018 2018 Citations: 8
The Language Ecology of the Kedayan in Sarawak: A Quantitative Survey on Language Sustainability Tuah, D., Shin, C., Gedat, R., Ahmad Khiri, M.J. Ecology, Environment and Conservation 27 (October Suppl. Issue), 33-38 , 2021 2021 Citations: 4
Competitive Advantage Management of Madrasah In the Artificial Intelligence Era I Muttaqin, D bin Tuah, M Zaini, R Rianawati, H Zurayah, S Suhaimi Munaddhomah: Jurnal Manajemen Pendidikan Islam 6 (4), 661-680 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Jantuh Bebasa Masyarakat Melayu di Pedalaman Kapuas Hulu, Kalimantan Barat Y Yusriadi, S Chong, D Tuah Issues in Language Studies 12 (2), 116-137 , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Language Attitude Among the Border Community at Telok Melano, Malaysia and Temajuk, Indonesia: A Preliminary Study Tuah, D., Shin, C., Ahmad Khiri, M. J. Suvannabhumi: Multidisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 15 (1 … , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Citra Sosiobudaya Membentuk Identiti Kepengarangan Penulis Bumi Kenyalang: Satu Sorotan [Sociocultural Image Creating The Authorship Identity of Sarawak Authors: A Review] Tuah, D. AL-QIYAM International Social Science and Humanities Journal 4 (2), 1-14 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
Pengekalan dan Peralihan Bahasa dalam Kalangan Generasi Muda Etnik Kedayan di Bekenu Sarawak [Language Maintenance dnd Shift Among The Ethnic Youth of Kedayans In Bekenu, Sarawak] Tuah, D., Gedat, R., Ahmad Khiri, M. J., & Shin, C. AL-QIYAM International Social Science and Humanities Journal 3 (4), 1-16 , 2020 2020 Citations: 3
Language Choices among the Kedayan Ethnic Minority in Bekenu, Sarawak: A preliminary study D Tuah, C Shin, R Gedat, MA Mis Gema: Journal of Language Studies 21 (2), 177-194 , 2021 2021 Citations: 2
Revitalization of the Beramih tradition in Nanga Bunut: Implementing Islamic values in local culture S Halijah, H Hermansyah, D bin Tuah Ta'allum: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 13 (1), 62-75 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
PERANG KETUPAT: WARISAN MULTIKULTUR DAN PEMERTAHANAN IDENTITAS MELAYU TAYAN Y Yusriadi, I Ruslan, N Hasriyanti, ZS bin Nordin, D bin Tuah Jurnal Pendidikan, Kebudayaan Dan Keislaman 3 (3), 125-141 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
The social, cultural, and economic impact of the Sematan-Telok Melano route on the Telok Melano community. C Shin, D Tuah, Yusriadi 2022 Citations: 1
Impak pembukaan jajaran Sematan-Telok Melano ke atas sosiobudaya dan sosioekonomi masyarakat di Telok Melano Shin, C., Tuah, D., Yusriadi. GEOGRAFIA OnlineTM Malaysian Journal of Society and Space 18 (1), 71-86 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Exploring a New Tourism Potential at Kampung Telok Melano, Sarawak Malaysia Post Pan-Borneo Highway Construction Tuah, D., Shin, C., Ahmad Khiri, M. J. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences … , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Jejak Hilang yang Pulang: Sebuah bacaan hermeneutik D Tuah Utusan Borneo , 2020 2020 Citations: 1
PENDEKATAN MAHKAMAH UNTUK MENJATUHKAN HUKUMAN TERHADAP KESALAHAN ZINA, SERTA IMPLIKASINYA KEPADA WANITA DAN KANAK-KANAK: KAJIAN KES DI SUDAN MHM Shukri, D Tuah KANUN. Makalah. hlm, 245-277 , 2016 2016 Citations: 1
Publications
Tuah, D., Shin, C., Gedat, R., & Mis, M. A. (2021). Language Choices among the Kedayan Ethnic Minority in Bekenu, Sarawak: A Preliminary Study. GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies Volume 21(2), May 2021, 177-194.
Tuah, D. (2021). CITRA SOSIOBUDAYA MEMBENTUK IDENTITI KEPENGARANGAN PENULIS BUMI KENYALANG: SATU SOROTAN [SOCIOCULTURAL IMAGE CREATING THE AUTHORSHIP IDENTITY OF SARAWAK AUTHORS: A REVIEW]. AL-QIYAM International Social Science and Humanities Journal, 4(2), 1-14. Retrieved from
GRANT DETAILS
Pengekalan dan Peralihan Bahasa dalam Kalangan Etnik Minoriti Kedayan di Bekenu, Sarawak - MyRA Internal Grant
CONSULTANCY
Penyelidikan dan Penerbitan Buku Ilmu Sakral Kaum Kedayan Ritual, Mentera dan Magis - Pustaka Negeri Sarawak.
