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Orang Kanaq
Pronunciation [ˈoraŋ ˈkanaʔ]
Native to Malaysia
Native speakers
80 (2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 orn
Glottolog oran1258
ELP Orang Kanaq

Orang Kanaq language is one of the Aboriginal Malay languages, grouped under the Austronesian language family. [2] It is spoken by the Orang Kanaq, one of the 19 Orang Asli groups in Peninsular Malaysia.

A variant of Malay, Orang Kanaq is distinct from the dialects spoken by ethnic Malays living near them. [3] All members of the Orang Kanaq tribe understand the language; however, its lexicon has been largely influenced by the Malay language. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine[ permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Austronesian Language Family". Sorosoro.
  3. ^ Collins, James T. (1989). "Malay Dialect Research in Malysia: The Issue of Perspective". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 145 (2/3): 235–264. doi: 10.1163/22134379-90003253. JSTOR  27864031.

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.