Temuan

TMW

threatened

Alternate Names: Benua, Niap

Dialects: Beduanda (Biduanda), Belanda (Belana, Belanas, Belandas, Blanda, Landa), Berembun (Birmun), Mantra (Mentera, Mintra), Temuan, Udai. A member of macrolanguage Malay ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Malayo-Chamic
Malayic
Malay

Demographics: Ethnic population: 22,700 (2008 JHEOA).

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Malaysia

Other Comments: Also classified as Malacca group of Austro-Asiatic phylum. Beduanda sometimes considered a separate language. May be a dialect of Malay ,.