Temuan language


Temuan language is a Malayan language spoken by the Temuan people, one of the Orang Asli or indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia which can be found in the states of Selangor, Pahang, Johor, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan. Temuan is a separate language but has a degree of mutual intelligibility with the Malay language. It is written in a Latin alphabet, but no standard orthography has been made.
Examples of Temuan words:-
EnglishMalay languageTemuan language
ISaya / AkuAkuk
You Kau / AwakAjih / Ong
You KamuHigun
AuntyMakcik / InangInak
UnclePakcik / MamakMamak
BadBuruk / JahatBarap / Nyap Elok / Nyahat
No / NotTakNyap
Don't haveTiadaHap
Alcohol / LiquorArakEngkem / Aii / Sukuk
Hokkien meeMi JalungHokieen Mee
Smoked monkey meatDaging kera salaiPantim
DayHariHaik
PeopleOrangUwang / Eang
TellBeritahu / KhabarKaba

Dialects

Temuan is divided into two major dialects namely Belandas and Mantra which differs mostly in terms of phonology and also some of the vocabulary but still mutually intelligible to one another.
Comparison between Belandas and Mantra dialects:
Sample of Temuan Belandas dialect - diak, hajak, kitak, tai.
Sample of Temuan Mantra dialect - dien, hajen, kiten, tea

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