Batek language

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Batek
Native toMalaysia
Ethnicity1,160 Batek people (2008)[1]
Native speakers
1,000 (2006)[1]
Dialects
  • Teq
  • Deq (De’)
  • Iga
  • Nong
Language codes
ISO 639-3btq
Glottologbate1262
ELPBatek

Batek is an Aslian language of Malaysia, spoken by the Batek people. The Mintil (Batek Tanum), Dèq and Nong dialects may be separate languages. The number of speakers is small and decreasing.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Batek at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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