| Orang Kanaq | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈoraŋˈkanaʔ] |
| Native to | Malaysia |
| Ethnicity | Orang Kanaq |
Native speakers | 80 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | orn |
| Glottolog | oran1258 |
| ELP | Orang Kanaq |
 Orang Kanaq is classified as Severely Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Orang Kanaq is one of theMalayic languages, grouped under theAustronesian languages.[2] It is spoken by the Orang Kanaq, one of the 19Orang Asli groups in Peninsular Malaysia. The language is believed to have been extinct since the 1950s according to theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[3]
A variant ofMalay, Orang Kanaq is distinct from the dialects spoken by ethnicMalays living near them.[4] All members of the Orang Kanaq tribe understand the language; however, its lexicon has been largely influenced by the Malay language.[1]
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