Jakun language
Jakun is an Austronesian language, perhaps a dialect of Malay, spoken in Malaysia. Specifically it is spoken on the east coast and inland of Peninsular Malaysia, around the Pairang River, from Pekan in Pahang to Sri Gading, east to Benut, northwest to middle Muar River area around the districts of Segamat, Muar and Ledang in Johor. It is also known as Djakun, Jakoon, Jaku’d, Jakud’n or Orang Hulu.[3]
Jakun | |
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Orang Hulu | |
Native to | Malaysia |
Region | Johor, Pahang |
Ethnicity | 28,000 (2008)[1] |
Unwritten | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | jak |
Glottolog | jaku1244 |
ELP | Jakun[2] |
The language is native to the Jakun tribe belonging to the Proto-Malay branch of the indigenous natives of Malaysia, the Orang Asli.
References
- Jakun language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Jakun.
- Language-archives.org
External links
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0004-1640-2@view Jakun in RWAAI Digital Archive
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