Aboriginal Malay languages

Aboriginal Malay languages

Infobox Language family
name=Aboriginal Malay
region=Peninsular Malaysia
familycolor=Austronesian
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
fam3=Nuclear MP
fam4=Sunda-Sulawesi
fam5=Malayic
fam6=Malayan

The Aboriginal Malay languages is a subcategory of languages spoken by the Orang Asli community in Peninsular Malaysia. There are four languages in the subcategory, which are the Jakun, Orang Kanaq (lit. Kanaq people), Orang Seletar (lit. Seletar people) and Temuan languages. [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=91240 Ethnologue] ]

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