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Semelai language

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Semelai
Native toMalaysia
RegionMalaya
Ethnicity6,300 (2008)[1]
Native speakers
4,100 (2009)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3sza
Glottologseme1247
ELPSemelai

Semelai is an Austroasiatic language spoken by one of nineteen groups called Orang Asli or "original people" of the Malay Peninsula. It belongs to the Southern branch of the Aslian language subgrouping. The Semelai reside predominantly around the Bera, Serting and associated river systems in Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Johore.

Further reading

  • Hoe, Ban Seng, Adela S. Baer, and Rosemary Gianno. Semelai Communities at Tasek Bera: A Study of the Structure of an Orang Asli Society. Subang Jaya, Malaysia: Centre for Orang Asli Concerns, 2001. ISBN 983-40042-3-0
  • Kruspe, Nicole. A Grammar of Semelai. Cambridge grammatical descriptions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-81497-9

Notes

  1. ^ a b Semelai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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