Semai | |
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engrok Semai | |
Native to | Peninsular Malaysia |
Ethnicity | 60,438 Semai people (2020)[1] |
Native speakers | 60,438 (2020)[2] |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sea |
Glottolog | sema1266 |
ELP | Semai |
Semai (engrok Semai) is a Austroasiatic language of western Malaysia spoken by about 60,438 Semai people. It is one of the few Aslian languages which are not endangered, and even has 2,000 monolingual speakers. It is currently spoken by 3 main groups; the Northern Semai, Central Semai and the Southern Semai.