Semelai language
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The Semelai language is a dialect spoken by the Semalai people, one of nineteen orang asli
tribal peoples of Malaysia. The Semelai reside in the region between Segamat
(Johore) and the Pahang River
. The Semelai language is an Austro-Asiatic language, while the Proto-Malay peoples speak Austronesian languages
.
Orang Asli
Orang Asli , is a generic Malaysian term used for people indigenous to Peninsular Malaysia...
tribal peoples of Malaysia. The Semelai reside in the region between Segamat
Segamat
Segamat is a town and district located in the north of the state of Johor in Malaysia, bordering two other states of Malaysia . It is located roughly 172 kilometres from Johor Bahru, the capital city of Johor State. It is 95 km travel distance via North-South Expressway from Johor Bahru to...
(Johore) and the Pahang River
Pahang River
Pahang River or is a river in the state of Pahang, Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula. With 459 km in length, it is the longest river on the Malay Peninsula...
. The Semelai language is an Austro-Asiatic language, while the Proto-Malay peoples speak Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia that are spoken by about 386 million people. It is on par with Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic and Uralic as one of the...
.
External links
- JOURNEY INTO TASEK BERA WITH THE ORANG ASLI SEMELAI
- More support for indigenous Semelai at Tasek Bera Ramsar Site
- Knowledge, Culture and Beliefs of Tasek Bera's Semelai People. Tasek Bera, Malaysia's first Ramsar site, is important not just for its flora and fauna. It is also home to the Semelai, the indigenous Orang Asli people who inhabit the area around the lake. WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL reports on their unique culture and beliefs.