Lanoh language

Austroasiatic language spoken in Malaysia
Lanoh
lanɔh
Native toMalaysia
RegionPerak
Ethnicity240 (2008)[1]
Language family
Austroasiatic
  • Aslian
    • Senoic
      • Lanoh
Dialects
  • Jengjeng
  • Yir
Writing system
Unwritten
Language codes
ISO 639-3lnh
Glottologlano1248
ELPLanoh

Lanoh, also known by the alternative name Jengjeng, is an endangered aboriginal Aslian language spoken in Perak, a state of western Malaysia.

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

  • Lanoh people

References

  1. ^ Lanoh language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links

  • RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
  • Lanoh in RWAAI Digital Archive
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