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Jahai
Native toMalaysia, a few in Thailand
Ethnicity1,800 (2008)[1]
Native speakers
1,000 in Malaysia (2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3jhi
Glottologjeha1242
ELPJahai

Jahai (Jehai) is an aboriginal Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Jahai tribe living in Taman Negeri Diraja Belum of Perak, Malaya. The small number of speakers is increasing.

Jahai vocabulary includes a series of words for describing odors. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Jahai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Radboud University Nijmegen."Odors expressible in language, as long as you speak right language." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 January 2014. .

Further reading

  • Burenhult, N. (2005). A grammar of Jahai. Pacific linguistics, 566. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 0-85883-554-1

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