Orang Kanaq | |
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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]