Aslian languages
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The Aslian languages 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
Aslian language classification
Jahaic languages
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The Jahaic or Northern Aslian languages are a group of Aslian languages spoken by about 5,000 people in inland areas of Peninsular Malaysia, with a few pockets in southern Thailand. The most distincti
Aslian languages
…and Chamic speakers on the Malay Peninsula. Blagden (1906), Evans (1937) and Blench (2006) note that Aslian languages, especially the Northern Aslian (Jahaic) group, contain many words that cannot be traced to any currently known language family. The extinct Kenaboi language of Negeri Sembilan also contains…
Jahaic language