Mintil (alternatively Batek Tanum, Tanɨm, or Mayah) is an
Aslian language
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 ...
of
Malaysia
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. It is considered to be a variety of the
Batek language
Batek is an Aslian language of Malaysia, spoken by the Batek people. The Mintil
Mintil (alternatively Batek Tanum, Tanɨm, or Mayah) is an Aslian language of Malaysia. It is considered to be a variety of the Batek language.
Background
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Background
In the late 1960s, Geoffrey Benjamin had come across speakers of Mintil among patients of an Orang Asli hospital at Ulu Gombak, just outside
Kuala Lumpur
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Names and villages
The people are commonly referred to as
Batek. There are 400 speakers of Mintil in
Lipis District
The Lipis District is a district located in north-west of Pahang, Malaysia. The district covers an area of 5,198 km2. Lipis district is bordered by Cameron Highlands and Perak on the west, Jerantut on the east, Kelantan and Raub on the nort ...
,
Pahang
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who call themselves ‘in-group people’, ‘people of the
Tanum River Tanum may refer to:
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* Tanum, Norway in Bærum, Norway
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’, and . Their villages are:
*Kampung Sungai Garam (Tɔm Mayɛm) (4° 27’ 12” N, 102° 3’ 20” E; 2.5 km south of Kampung Dada Kering)
*Kampung Bencah Kelubi (Batuˀ Jalaŋ) (4° 38’ 23” N, 101° 58’ 45” E; 4 km east of Kampung Telok Gunong)
*Kampung Paya Keladi (Tɔm Hɨyaŋ) (4° 24’ 18” N, 101° 55’ 27” E; 10 km north of Kampung Chegar Perah)
*Kampung Tɔm Kəlkɔəˀ (4° 34’ 39” N, 101° 59’ 43” E; 2 km north of Kampung Kubang Rusa)
See also
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Batek language
Batek is an Aslian language of Malaysia, spoken by the Batek people. The Mintil
Mintil (alternatively Batek Tanum, Tanɨm, or Mayah) is an Aslian language of Malaysia. It is considered to be a variety of the Batek language.
Background
In t ...
References
{{Austro-Asiatic languages
Languages of Malaysia
Aslian languages