Ngutanese language
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| Ngutanese | |
|---|---|
| Ngutanic ngutāyai | |
| Pronunciation | [ŋuˈtaː.jai̯] |
| Created by | Unleashy |
| Setting | Sahar |
| Spoken natively in | Ngutan |
| Native speakers | 12 million (2015) |
| Language family | Juto-Ngutanic
|
| Early forms: | Old Ngutan
|
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Ngutanese Language Institute |
| CWS code | – |
Ngutanese (tāyai ngutāyai, pronounced [ˈtaː.jai̯ ŋuˈtaː.jai̯]) is a Ngutanic language and an official language of Ngutan. Ngutan belongs to the family of Juto-Ngutanic languages and is one of the two living members of the Ngutanic languages. Written examples of Old Ngutanese are attested from the 12th century and onwards.
It is spoken in Western Central Boroso in Ngutan, with 12 million+ native speakers. Ngutanese is the #th most spoken language in the world by number of native speakers and #th by total number of speakers. In Ngutan, 98% of men and women speak Ngutanese natively, and the literacy rate is around 78%.