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- The Aslian languages (/ˈæsliən/) are the southernmost branch of Austroasiatic languages spoken on the Malay Peninsula. They are the languages of many of the Orang Asli, the aboriginal inhabitants of the peninsula. The total number of native speakers of Aslian languages is about fifty thousand and all are in danger of extinction.
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The Aslian languages (/ ˈ æ s l i ə n /) are the southernmost branch of Austroasiatic languages spoken on the Malay Peninsula. They are the languages of many of the Orang Asli, the aboriginal inhabitants of the peninsula. The total number of native speakers of Aslian languages is about fifty thousand and all are in danger of extinction.
The Southern Aslian languages are a sub-branch of the Aslian branch of the Austroasiatic language family. They have also been referred to as the Semelaic languages, but this label is no longer used. The four languages that make up the branch are: Semelai, Semaq Beri, Mah Meri (Betise’), and Temoq.
Jun 13, 2016 · The Orang Asli, or “aboriginal people” in Malay, are widely understood to have inhabited the Malay Peninsula for millennia, but are rarely classified under such a hallowed category, owing to their different cultures, languages, and way of life.
The Aslian language family, located in the Malay Peninsula and southern Thai Isthmus, consists of four distinct branches comprising some 18 languages. These languages predate the now dominant Malay and Thai.
- Michael Dunn, Nicole Kruspe, Niclas Burenhult, Niclas Burenhult
- 2013
The Aslian languages (/ˈæsliən/) are the southernmost branch of Austroasiatic languages spoken on the Malay Peninsula. They are the languages of many of the Orang Asli, the aboriginal inhabitants of the peninsula. The total number of native speakers of Aslian languages is about fifty thousand and all are in danger of extinction.
Jan 2, 2022 · Part of the Austro-Asiatic family, probably as a top-level constituent of Mon-Khmer, Aslian languages are spoken primarily in western peninsular Malaysia.LANGUAGE LISTChewong: also called Cheq Wong, Che'wong, Siwang, Beri, Chuba. ...
