Semai
Semai is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Malaysia, by about 10 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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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.
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Words in Semai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | kerdor | |
| water | teiu | |
| sun | mat jiis | |
| moon | gecek | |
| rain | manik | |
| leaf | sela | |
| cat | kucig | |
| bird | cep | |
| two | due | |
| three | tige | |
| five | limak |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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