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{{Short description|Austroasiatic language sub-branch}}
{{Infobox Language family
{{Infobox language family
|name=Semelaic
|altname=Southern Aslian
| name = Southern Aslian
| altname = Semelaic
|region=[[Peninsular Malaysia]]
| region = [[Malay Peninsula]]
|familycolor=Austro-Asiatic
| familycolor = Austroasiatic
|fam2=[[Nuclear Mon-Khmer]]
| fam2 = [[Aslian languages|Aslian]]
|fam3=Nico-Monic
| child1 = ''[[Semelai language|Semelai]]''
|fam4=Asli-Monic
| child2 = ''[[Semaq Beri language|Semaq Beri]]''
|fam5=[[Aslian languages|Aslian]]
| child3 = ''[[Mah Meri language|Mah Meri]]''
| child4 = ''[[Temoq language|Temoq]]''
| glotto = seme1246
| glottorefname = Semelai–Semaq
| map = Southern Aslian languages.jpg
}}
}}
The '''Semelaic languages''' are a sub-branch of the [[Aslian languages|Aslian]] branch of [[Mon-Khmer]] group of languages. They are based in the southern part of the central [[Malaysia]]n plain, and are thus sometimes referred to as the Southern Aslian languages. The four languages that make up the sub-branch are [[Temoq language|Temoq]], [[Semelai language|Semelai]], [[Semoq Beri language|Semoq Beri]], and [[Betsie language|Betsie]].<ref name="OzUni"> [http://www.anu.edu.au/~u9907217/languages/aslian_langs.html Aslian] Sidwell, Paul; [[Australian National University]]; April 2006; Accessed 31 January 2007</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Handbuch Der Orientalistik |author=George “van” Driem|year= 2001|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers|id=ISBN 9004103902|url= http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9004103902&id=fiavPYCz4dYC&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&ots=MC9oc22g7t&dq=%22Semelaic+languages%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=pYS8IYL8S3GxBRXWumzK3vS6XY4}}</ref> These languages are spoken by [[tribe|tribal]] groups, numbering no more than 10 000 speakers in total. The languages are considered endangered due to social disruption in the area and the dominance of [[Malay language|Malay]].<ref name="OzUni" />


The '''Southern Aslian languages''' are a sub-branch of the [[Aslian languages|Aslian]] branch of the [[Austroasiatic]] language family. They have also been referred to as the Semelaic languages, but this label is no longer used. The four languages that make up the branch are:
==External links and references==
:[[Semelai language|Semelai]], [[Semaq Beri language|Semaq Beri]], [[Mah Meri language|Mah Meri (Betise’)]], and [[Temoq language|Temoq]] .<ref name="OzUni">[http://www.anu.edu.au/~u9907217/languages/aslian_langs.html Aslian] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202193630/http://www.anu.edu.au/~u9907217/languages/aslian_langs.html |date=2007-02-02 }} Sidwell, Paul; [[Australian National University]]; April 2006; Accessed 31 January 2007</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Handbuch Der Orientalistik |author=George “van” Driem|year= 2001|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers|isbn=90-04-10390-2|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=fiavPYCz4dYC&q=%22Semelaic+languages%22&pg=PA280}}</ref>
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These languages are spoken by no more than 10,000 speakers in total. The languages are considered endangered due to social disruption in the area and the dominance of [[Malay language|Malay]].<ref name="OzUni" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://sealang.net/mk/ Mon-Khmer languages at SEAlang]
*[http://sealang.net/mk/ Mon–Khmer languages at SEAlang]
*[http://www.anu.edu.au/~u9907217/languages/languages.html Mon-Khmer.com: Lectures by Paul Sidwell]
*[http://www.anu.edu.au/~u9907217/languages/languages.html Mon–Khmer.com: Lectures by Paul Sidwell]
*http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
*[[hdl:10050/00-0000-0000-0003-66DD-5@view|http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-66DD-5@view]] Southern Aslian languages in RWAAI Digital Archive



{{Austro-Asiatic languages}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Semelaic Languages}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Semelaic Languages}}
[[Category:Mon-Khmer languages]]
[[Category:Aslian languages|*]]
[[Category:Languages of Malaysia]]
[[Category:Languages of Malaysia]]



Latest revision as of 11:22, 31 August 2024

Southern Aslian
Semelaic
Geographic
distribution
Malay Peninsula
Linguistic classificationAustroasiatic
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologseme1246

The Southern Aslian languages are a sub-branch of the Aslian branch of the Austroasiatic language family. They have also been referred to as the Semelaic languages, but this label is no longer used. The four languages that make up the branch are:

Semelai, Semaq Beri, Mah Meri (Betise’), and Temoq .[1][2]

These languages are spoken by no more than 10,000 speakers in total. The languages are considered endangered due to social disruption in the area and the dominance of Malay.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Aslian Archived 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Sidwell, Paul; Australian National University; April 2006; Accessed 31 January 2007
  2. ^ George “van” Driem (2001). Handbuch Der Orientalistik. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 90-04-10390-2.
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