Orang Seletar language
Orang Seletar | |
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Native to | Malaysia, Singapore |
Ethnicity | Orang Seletar |
Native speakers |
1,200 (2018) |
Unwritten | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ors |
Glottolog | oran1259 |
ELP | Orang Seletar |
Orang Seletar is classified as Critically Endangered by the
UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Orang Seletar (Slitar) is a language of the Orang Laut of the south coast of the Malay Peninsula. It is very close to Malay, and may be counted as a dialect of that language. The speaking population is unknown, but is likely in the range of a few thousand. The language is considered critically endangered by UNESCO.