Orang Kanaq Language
Orang Kanaq language is one of the Aboriginal Malay languages, grouped under the Austronesian language family.
It is spoken by the Orang Kanaq, one of the 19 Orang Asli groups in Peninsular Malaysia.
| Orang Kanaq | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈoraŋ ˈkanaʔ] |
| Native to | Malaysia |
Native speakers | 80 (2007) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | orn |
| Glottolog | oran1258 |
| ELP | Orang Kanaq |
A variant of Malay, Orang Kanaq is distinct from the dialects spoken by ethnic Malays living near them. All members of the Orang Kanaq tribe understand the language; however, its lexicon has been largely influenced by the Malay language.
See also
References
Further reading
- bin Abdul, Omar, 1978. The Orang Kanaq of southeastern Johor: a preliminary ethnography (No. 7). Social Anthropology Section, School of Comparative Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
- bin Abdul, Omar. 1985. "The Diversified Economy of the Orang Kanaq of Southeastern Johor, Malaysia." Contributions to Southeast Asian Ethnography 4: 31–74.
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