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Semnam language

Semnam is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Semnam, a subtribe of the Lanoh people, in Peninsular Malaysia. It forms part of the Senoic branch, alongside the Sabüm, Semai, Temiar and Lanoh languages.

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Semnam
[səmˈnãːm] /smnaːm/
Native toMalaysia
RegionPerak
Native speakers
(670 cited 2000)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3ssm
Glottologsemn1250

Semnam is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Semnam,2 a subtribe of the Lanoh people, in Peninsular Malaysia. It forms part of the Senoic branch, alongside the Sabüm, Semai, Temiar and Lanoh languages.

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References

  1. Semnam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Robert Parkin (1991). A Guide to Austroasiatic Speakers and Their Languages. University of Hawaii Press. p. 53. ISBN 08-248-1377-4.
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