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Native Speakers Worldwide

2896

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A dictionary of Mah Meri as spoken at Bukit Bangkong
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2896

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Malaysia

Coordinates

2.659, 101.675; 2.66, 101.556; 2.849, 101.375

Location description

Kuala Langat and Sepang areas of Selangor (Peninsular Malaysia). Mah Meri villages include, Sungai Judah, Sungai Mata, Sungai Rambai, Kepau Laut, Pulan Banting, Tongkah, Tanjung Sepat, Bukit Bangkong.

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Other writing systems

Kuala Langat and Sepang areas of Selangor (Peninsular Malaysia). Mah Meri villages include, Sungai Judah, Sungai Mata, Sungai Rambai, Kepau Laut, Pulan Banting, Tongkah, Tanjung Sepat, Bukit Bangkong.

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Other languages used

Speakers are all bilingual in Malay.

Domains of other languages

Malay is used in all domains except between speakers of Mah Meri, within the community.

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,200

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Native Speakers Worldwide

<2,185

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Ethnic Population

2,185

Non-monolingual speakers

All

More about speakers

Many members of the group do not speak the language.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Malaysia

Coordinates

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Location description

Southwest peninsular Malaysia, along coast of Selangor and formerly as far south as Melaka and as far inland as Kuala Lumpur.

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Southwest peninsular Malaysia, along coast of Selangor and formerly as far south as Melaka and as far inland as Kuala Lumpur.

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Other languages used

Malay

Domains of other languages

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More on context

Swamped by Malay, all speakers are bilingual and the language is severely endangered; several dialects are already extinct.

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Native Speakers Worldwide

1,356

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