Temuan

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639: tmw
Alternate Names: Benua, Niap
Population: Ethnic population: 22,700 (2008 JHEOA).
Location:: Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Putrajaya, and Selangor states: Kuala Langat and scattered settlements.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects: Beduanda (Biduanda), Belanda (Belana, Belanas, Belandas, Blanda, Landa), Berembun (Birmun), Mantra (Mentera, Mintra), Temuan, Udai. A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Temuan
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Also classified as Malacca group of Austro-Asiatic phylum. Beduanda sometimes considered a separate language. May be a dialect of Malay [zlm].

Location: Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Putrajaya, and Selangor states: Kuala Langat and scattered settlements.