Orang Kanaq language

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Orang Kanaq
Pronunciation [ˈoraŋˈkanaʔ]
Native to Malaysia
Ethnicity Orang Kanaq
Native speakers
80 (2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 orn
Glottolog oran1258
ELP Orang Kanaq
Lang Status 40-SE.svg
Orang Kanaq is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Orang Kanaq is one of the Malayic languages, grouped under the Austronesian languages. [2] It is spoken by the Orang Kanaq, one of the 19 Orang Asli groups in Peninsular Malaysia. The language is believed to have been extinct since the 1950s according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger . [3]

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A variant of Malay, Orang Kanaq is distinct from the dialects spoken by ethnic Malays living near them. [4] All members of the Orang Kanaq tribe understand the language; however, its lexicon has been largely influenced by the Malay language. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Austronesian Language Family". Sorosoro.
  3. Christopher Moseley; Alexandre Nicolas (2010). "Atlas of the world's languages in danger". UNESCO . p. 209. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. Collins, James T. (1989). "Malay Dialect Research in Malysia [sic]: The Issue of Perspective". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 145 (2/3): 235–264. doi: 10.1163/22134379-90003253 . JSTOR   27864031.

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