Early Documentation of the Orang Seletar and Sugut Sungai Languages

Authors

Kevin Blissett, Brigham Young University
Dr. Dirk Elzinga, Brigham Young University

Keywords

early documentation, Orang Seletar, Sugut Sungai languages

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics and English Language

Abstract

The Orang Seletar and Sugut Sungai languages are endangered languages indigenous to Malaysia. With every generation there are fewer speakers of the language, and, perhaps more worryingly, the language is less frequently taught to children. It is increasingly urgent for linguists to document the languages before they vanish completely. The purpose of this project was to begin that documentation effort by translating a list of common vocabulary, known as the Swadesh list, into each of these two languages.

Recommended Citation

Blissett, Kevin and Elzinga, Dr. Dirk (2015) "Early Documentation of the Orang Seletar and Sugut Sungai Languages," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2015: Iss. 1, Article 108.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2015/iss1/108