Semai language
Semai (ISO 639-3 code sea) is a language of the Austroasiatic family spoken in Malaysia. It has about 29,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | sea |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | sema1266 |
| Family | Austroasiatic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Malaysia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 29,000 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austroasiatic languages, nearest first.
- Semelai4,103 speakers
- Besisi2,896 speakers
- Semaq Beri2,488 speakers
- Batek960 speakers
- Kensiu500 speakers
- Chewong400 speakers
- Lanoh350 speakers
- Temoq300 speakers
- Ten'edn300 speakers
- Minriq145 speakers
- Mintil40 speakers
- Jah Hut
More about Semai
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.