Temuan language
Temuan | |
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Bahasak Temuan | |
Native to | Malaysia |
Region | central and southernPeninsular Malaysia |
Ethnicity | Temuan |
Native speakers | 23,000 (2008)[1] |
Dialects | Belandas Mantra |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tmw |
Glottolog | temu1239 |
ELP | Temuan |
Temuan language(Temuan:Benua,Bual Uwang Hutarn,bual Mutan,Niap,Bahasak Temuan,Malay:Bahasa Temuan) is aMalayic language(part of theAustronesian language family) spoken by theTemuan people,one of theOrang Aslior indigenous peoples ofPeninsular Malaysiawhich can be found in the states ofSelangor,Pahang,Johor,MalaccaandNegeri Sembilan.Temuan is a separate language but has a degree ofmutual intelligibilitywith theMalay language.It is written in a Latin Alpha bet, but no standard orthography has been made.
Examples of Temuan words:
English | Malay language | Temuan language |
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I | Saya/Aku | Akuk |
You (casual) | Kau/Awak | Ajih/Ong |
You (formal) | Kamu | Higun |
They | Mereka/Diorang | Didik/Gidi |
Aunty | Makcik/Inang[2] | Inak |
Uncle | Pakcik/Mamak[3] | Mamak |
Bad | Buruk/Jahat | Barap/Nyap Elok/Nyahat |
No/Not | Tak | Nyap |
Don't have | Tiada | Hap |
Alcohol/Liquor | Arak | Engkem/Aii/Sukuk |
Hokkien mee | Mi Jalung | Hokieen Mee |
Smoked monkey meat | Daging kera salai | Pantim |
Day | Hari | Haik |
People | Orang | Uwang/Eang |
Tell | Beritahu/Khabar[4] | Kaba |
Dialects
[edit]Temuan is divided into two major dialects, namely Belandas and Mantra, which differ mostly in terms of phonology and to some extent vocabulary but are still mutually intelligible.
Comparison between Belandas and Mantra dialects:
Sample ofTemuan Belandasdialect –diak('he/she'),hajak('only'),kitak('we'),tai(end of sentence particle).
Sample ofTemuan Mantradialect –dien('he/she'),hajen('only'),kiten('we'),tea(end of sentence particle).
Footnotes
[edit]- ^TemuanatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
- ^"Carian Umum".
- ^"Carian Umum".
- ^"Carian Umum".
External links
[edit]- Temuan Web PageOrang Asli Temuan Webpage
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaaiRWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-BE48-2@viewTemuan in RWAAI Digital Archive
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