Semai Language (sea)

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Also Known As: Central "Sakai",Sengoi,Senoi


Description:

Semai is an Austroasiatic language belonging to the Mon-Khmer subgroup, and it is spoken in Western Malaysia by about 33,000 speakers.

One notable aspect of Semai phonology is its highly irregular pattern of expressive reduplication, showing discontiguous copying from just the edges of the reduplicant's base, thus forming a minor syllable...... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Semai Language Speakers

http://llmap.org/languages/sea/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview

Main Country: Malaysia
Spoken In:

Regions: Asia

ISO 639-3 Code: sea

Classification Taxonomy

All Languages

  Austro-Asiatic Group

    Mon-Khmer Group

      Aslian Group

        Senoic Group

          Semai Language