Orang Seletar
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A language of Malaysia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Orang Laut
Population
Ethnic population: 1,250 (2008 JHEOA). Total users in all countries: 790.
Location
Johor: southeast coast, Kukuo area; Johore Bahru, east and north.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
May be better considered a dialect of Malay [zlm]. Named after Seletar Island in Singapore from which they were removed in 1986.