Jedek language

Jedek
Native toMalay Peninsula
EthnicityMenriq; Batek
Native speakers
280 (2017)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologjede1239

Jedek is an Aslian language from the Austroasiatic family first reported in 2017.[2] Jedek speakers describe themselves as ethnic Menriq or Batek to outsiders, but their language, although very closely related, is distinct from these languages.[1]

  1. ^ a b Yager & Burenhult (2017)
  2. ^ "Language previously unknown to linguists discovered in Southeast Asia". ScienceDaily. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.