Semelai
Semelai is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Malaysia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Semelai is an Austroasiatic language spoken in the Malay Peninsula by Semelai people. It belongs to the Southern branch of the Aslian language subgrouping. The Semelai people reside predominantly around the Bera, Serting and associated river systems in the states of Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Johor.
Semelai is a split ergative language motivated by semantics and word order shift.
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Words in Semelai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | s3ma7* | |
| name | g3Nlar* | |
| eye | mot* | |
| ear | t3N* | |
| nose | muh* | |
| tooth | l3mo5* | |
| tongue | l3pEs* | |
| hand | thi* | |
| blood | maham* | |
| bone | T37aN* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| knee | kaltoN* | |
| breast | tuh* | |
| liver | g3res* | |
| water | dak | |
| fire | us* | |
| sun | mata7are7* | |
| star | bintaN* | |
| stone | t3mu* | |
| mountain | b3n3m* | |
| tree | d3loN* | |
| leaf | dawon* | |
| night | p3tom* | |
| dog | To* | |
| fish | T3rEh* | |
| louse | Ti* | |
| one | muy* | |
| two | duwa7* | |
| I | 35* | |
| you | Ti* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- IwaidjaIwaidjan Proper86% alike
- Semaq BeriAustroasiatic85% alike
- TombonuoAustronesian82% alike
- TajioAustronesian82% alike
- Mag-Anchi AytaAustronesian82% alike
- DampelasAustronesian82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · seme1247 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · sza