Baba Malay language
Baba Malay (ISO 639-3 code mbf) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Malaysia and Singapore. It has about 2,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as critically endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | mbf |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | baba1267 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Malaysia, Singapore |
| Speakers (estimate) | 2,000 |
| Endangerment | Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
- Eastern Penan10,000 speakers
- Jakun10,000 speakers
- Temuan8,000 speakers
- Keningau Murut7,000 speakers
- Remun3,542 speakers
- Dumpas1,100 speakers
- Gana1,000 speakers
- Orang Seletar880 speakers
- Belait700 speakers
More about Baba Malay
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.