Temuan language
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Temuan language (Temuan: Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang"., Template:Langx) is a Malayic language (part of the Austronesian language family) 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.
Phonology
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | |
| Mid | Template:IPA link | Template:IPA link | Template:IPA link |
| Open | Template:IPAlink |
/ə/ may be pronounced as [ɐ] in syllable-initial prefixes.
The glottal stop Script error: No such module "IPA". is only heard in word-final and intervocalic positions.
Script error: No such module "IPA". can be heard as Script error: No such module "IPA". when in intervocalic positions. A trill Script error: No such module "IPA". is rarely heard as a pronunciation of Script error: No such module "IPA"..
Nasal sounds Script error: No such module "IPA". are heard as preploded Script error: No such module "IPA"., when in word-final positions.[1]
Vocabulary
Examples of Temuan words:
| English | Malay language | Temuan language |
|---|---|---|
| I | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| You (casual) | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| You (formal) | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| They | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Aunty | Script error: No such module "Lang".[2] | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Uncle | Script error: No such module "Lang".[3] | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Bad | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| No/Not | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Don't have | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Alcohol/Liquor | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Hokkien mee | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Smoked monkey meat | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| People | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Tell | Script error: No such module "Lang".[4] | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
Dialects
Temuan is divided into two major dialects, namely Belandas and Mantra, which differ mostly in terms of phonology and to some extent vocabulary but are still mutually intelligible.
Comparison between Belandas and Mantra dialects:
Sample of Temuan Belandas dialect – Script error: No such module "Lang". ('he/she'), Script error: No such module "Lang". ('only'), Script error: No such module "Lang". ('we'), Script error: No such module "Lang". (end of sentence particle).
Sample of Temuan Mantra dialect – Script error: No such module "Lang". ('he/she'), Script error: No such module "Lang". ('only'), Script error: No such module "Lang". ('we'), Script error: No such module "Lang". (end of sentence particle).
Footnotes
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External links
- Temuan Web Page Orang Asli Temuan Webpage
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-BE48-2@view Temuan in RWAAI Digital Archive
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