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What's the meaning of "tidak"?

There r 2 sentences in my book
Zainah tidak ana di sini.
Dia bukan anak saya
In the word list, meaning of "tidak"hasn't been shown...
And when I google translate it...it means"no"...but is there any difference between "tidak"and "bukan"?
Terima kasih...

For learning: Malay
Base language: English
Category: Language

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    'tidak' & 'bukan' has the same meaning which is no .
    It is just which one is more suitable to use in sentence & which one sounds more natural than the other.
    I'm a native Malay speaker. I can help you in Malay if you want :)

    Tidak means no. It's the same as in Indonesian.

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