Jahai | |
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Native to | Malaysia, a few in Thailand |
Ethnicity | 1,800 (2008) |
Native speakers
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1,000 in Malaysia (2006) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | jeha1242 |
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.