The purpose of this study is to identify the background linguistic variables in Orang Asli children’s speech. There are a few problems and weaknesses in Malay language communication among Orang Asli children. All information obtained would be a source in the development of Malay Language among them. This study involves 93 respondents made up from Orang Asli children who live in three locations, Ayer Denak village, Chenderong Kelub village and Tonggang village in Perak state. They are from Semai and Temiar races. The result of this study found out that most Orang Asli children have mastered Malay language at various levels. The result of conducted Cronbach’s Alpha reliability study is 0.98 and this shows the reliability on each Mendeley construct is high. The researcher used eight types of Mandala language selection consisting of inner and outer circles and found that all items got mean 1.0 and above.
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To Cite this Article: Ahmed, M. T., & Yusop, M. S. (2020). Background Linguistic Variables in Orang Asli Children’s Speech. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(5), 1157–1170.
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