Loncong language

Loncong
Orang Laut
Sekak
Native toIndonesia
RegionBangka and Belitung islands
Native speakers
420 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lce
Glottologlonc1237

The Orang Laut language or Loncong, is one of the Malayic languages. It is one of several native languages of Orang Laut ('Sea People') of the Bangka and Belitung islands in Indonesia, and may be two distinct languages.

Anderbeck considers there to be an Orang Laut genetic grouping of languages, which includes the Kedah, Riau, and Sekak subgroups. The Malayic language Duano is divergent, and does not form part of this group.[2]

  1. ^ Loncong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Anderbeck, Karl. "The Malayic-speaking; Orang Laut Dialects and directions for research". wacana.ui.ac.id.[dead link]