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Semai
engrok Semai
Native toPeninsular Malaysia
Ethnicity60,438 Semai people (2020)[1]
Native speakers
60,438 (2020)[2]
Language family
Austroasiatic
  • Aslian
    • Senoic
      • Semai
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3sea
Glottologsema1266
ELPSemai

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.

  1. ^ "Basic Data / Statistics". JAKOA. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ Semai at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon

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Bible translations into the languages of Indonesia and Malaysia

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Senoi

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Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia

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Elite Forces of Malaysia

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Senoi Praak (English spelling is Senoi Praaq), or War People in the Semai language, the SAS trained the Aboriginal people in military tactics. The Senoi...

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List of endangered languages in Asia

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Senoi Praaq

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(aborigines). The name Senoi Praaq means war people or those who fight in the Semai language. Roy Davis Linville Jumper considered them one of the finest jungle...

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Nonviolence

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nonviolence. The Semai ethnic group living in the center of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia are known for their nonviolence. The Semai punan ethical...

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Jahaic languages

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distinctive language in the group is the outlier Cheq Wong, which is spoken south of the Central Aslian language Semai. The other languages apart from...

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Syllable

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Senoic languages

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Ottoman music

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hâne. Ağır semais are slow vocal pieces which are composed in the "usuls of Aksak Semâî (10 8), Ağır Aksak Semâî (10 4) or Ağır Sengin Semâî (6 2)", and...

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Waltz

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Jah Hut people

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Reduplication

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in Temiar (an Austroasiatic language of Malaysia): A rare type of reduplication is found in Semai (an Austroasiatic language of Malaysia). "Expressive minor...

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Cemil Bey

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Sebakor Bay

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on the west of Bomberai Peninsula in Province of West Papua. Karas and Semai islands are in the bay. First recorded sighting by Europeans of Sebakor...

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Abraham Afewerki

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lyrics talked of the bravery of the nation. In his final release, entitled Semai ("Sky" in Tigrinya), Abraham collaborates with several Eritrean musicians...

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List of islands of Indonesia

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