Orang Seletar language

Orang Seletar
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.