Jakun

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639: jak
Alternate Names: Djakun, Jakoon, Jaku’d, Jakud’n, Orang Hulu
Population: Ethnic population: 25,000 (2008 JHEOA).
Location:: Johor and Pahang: Pekan district south along east coast to south of Johor river.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Jakun
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Perhaps better considered a dialect of Malay [zlm].

Location: Johor and Pahang: Pekan district south along east coast to south of Johor river.