Temuan language
Temuan (ISO 639-3 code tmw) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Malaysia. It has about 8,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | tmw |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | temu1239 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Malaysia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 8,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
- Eastern Penan10,000 speakers
- Jakun10,000 speakers
- Keningau Murut7,000 speakers
- Remun3,542 speakers
- Baba Malay2,000 speakers
- Dumpas1,100 speakers
- Gana1,000 speakers
- Orang Seletar880 speakers
- Belait700 speakers
- Cocos Islands Malay700 speakers
More about Temuan
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.