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Batek
Native to Malaysia
Ethnicity1,160 Batek people (2008) [1]
Native speakers
1,000 (2006) [1]
Dialects
  • Teq
  • Deq (De’)
  • Iga
  • Nong
Language codes
ISO 639-3 btq
Glottolog bate1262
ELP Batek

Batek is an Aslian language of Malaysia, spoken by the Batek people. The Mintil (Batek Tanum), Dèq and Nong dialects may be separate languages. The number of speakers is small and decreasing.

References

  1. ^ a b Batek at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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