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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:
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:
:[[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] 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?vid=ISBN9004103902&id=fiavPYCz4dYC&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&ots=MC9oc22g7t&dq=%22Semelaic+languages%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=pYS8IYL8S3GxBRXWumzK3vS6XY4}}</ref>
:[[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?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 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" />
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" />

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Southern Aslian
Semelaic
Geographic
distribution		Malay Peninsula
Linguistic classificationAustroasiatic
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

  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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