Orang Seletar language

Orang Seletar (Slitar) is a language of the Orang Laut of the south coast of the Malay Peninsula.^[1] It is very close to Malay, and may be counted as a dialect of that language.^[3] The speaking population is unknown, but is likely in the range of a few thousand. The language is considered critically endangered by UNESCO.^[2]

NativetoMalaysia, Singapore

EthnicityOrang Seletar

Native speakers

1,200 (2018)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Malayic
    • Malay?
      • Orang Seletar

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Orang Seletar
Native to	Malaysia, Singapore
Ethnicity	Orang Seletar
Native speakers	1,200 (2018)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Malayic Malay? Orang Seletar
Writing system	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.[2]

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