Temuan language
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| Temuan | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Malaysia |
| Region | central and southern Peninsular Malaysia |
| Ethnicity | Temuan |
Native speakers | 23,000 (2008)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tmw |
The Temuan language (Benua, bual Mutan, Niap, Malay: bahasa Temuan) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Temuan people, one of the Orang Asli or indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia in the states of Selangor, Pahang, Johor, and Negeri Sembilan. It has a degree of mutual intelligibility with the Malay language.
Footnotes
- ↑ Temuan reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
External links
- Temuan Web Page Orang Asli Temuan Webpage
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