| Temuan | |
|---|---|
| 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 Asli or indigenous peoples ofPeninsular Malaysia which can be found in the states ofSelangor,Pahang,Johor,Malacca andNegeri Sembilan. Temuan is a separate language but has a degree ofmutual intelligibility with theMalay language. It is written in a Latin alphabet, but no standard orthography has been made.
Examples of Temuan words:
| English | Malay language | Temuan language |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 Belandas dialect –diak ('he/she'),hajak ('only'),kitak ('we'),tai (end of sentence particle).
Sample ofTemuan Mantra dialect –dien ('he/she'),hajen ('only'),kiten ('we'),tea (end of sentence particle).
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