Jakun is an Austronesian language, perhaps a dialect of Malay, spoken in

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. Specifically it is spoken on the east coast and inland of Peninsular Malaysia, around the Pairang River, from

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Pahang Pahang (; Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and ...

to Sri Gading, east to Benut, northwest to middle

Muar River The Muar River ( ms, Sungai Muar) is a river which flows through the states of Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang in Malaysia. The river also flows through Muar town. History The Muar River formed part of the '' Penarikan'', an ancient overla ...

area around the districts of

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, Muar and

Tangkak Tangkak ( Jawi: تڠكق) is a town and the capital of Tangkak District in Johor, Malaysia. The town is nicknamed "Fabric Town" or "Syurga Kain" in honour of its many textile shops. It is also well known as being a major entry point to Mount ...

in Johor. It is also known as Djakun, Jakoon, Jaku’d, Jakud’n or Orang Hulu.Language-archives.org
/ref> The language is native to the Jakun tribe belonging to the

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branch of the indigenous natives of Malaysia, the Orang Asli.

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External links

* http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage) * http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0004-1640-2@view Jakun in RWAAI Digital Archive Agglutinative languages Languages of Malaysia {{malayic-lang-stub Malayic languages