Lanoh, also known by the alternative name Jengjeng, is an endangered aboriginal
Aslian
The Aslian languages () are the southernmost branch of Austroasiatic languages spoken on the Malay Peninsula. They are the languages of many of the '' Orang Asli'', the aboriginal inhabitants of the peninsula. The total number of native speakers ...
language spoken in
Perak
Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
, a state of western
Malaysia
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.
It belongs to the
Senoic subfamily of languages, which also includes
Sabüm (its closest language but now extinct),
Semnam,
Temiar and
Semai, all spoken in the same state.
See also
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Lanoh people
References
External links
RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)Lanoh in RWAAI Digital Archive
Languages of Malaysia
Aslian languages
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