Urak Lawoiʼ language
| Urak Lawoiʼ | |
|---|---|
| อูรักลาโวยจ | |
| Native to | Thailand |
| Region | Phuket, Langta islands |
| Ethnicity | Urak Lawoiʼ |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2012) |
Austronesian
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| Thai script (usually oral) | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | urk |
| Glottolog | urak1238 |
| ELP | Urak Lawoi' |
Urak Lawoiʼ or Urak Lawoc (Urak Lawoiʼ: อูรักลาโวยจ, [ˈurʌk ˈlawʊjʔ]) is a Malayic language spoken in southern Thailand.
The Orang (Suku) Laut who live between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula speak divergent Malayic lects, which bear some intriguing connections to various Sumatran Malay varieties.