Endangered Languages Project - Batek

Batek

^{[aka Bateq, Bateg, Batok]}

Classification: Austro-Asiatic

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Bateq, Bateg, Batok, Kleb, Tomo, Nong, Lebir
CLASSIFICATION		Austro-Asiatic, Aslian, North Aslian, Menraq-Batek
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		btq
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Batek De' Batek Iga Batek Teq Batek Nong
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~960
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~960

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Close contact and intermarriage between dialects and with adjacent Mendriq, Temiar, Semai, Semaq Beri and so on; speakers accommodate readily to other Aslian languages and dialects.

PLACES: Malaysia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: W. Trengganu, northeast peninsular Malaysia

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Bateq Teq is now moribund with only 26 speakers.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The number of speakers is decreasing.

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Malaysia;

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing