Ethnicity 1,800 (2008) Glottolog jeha1242 | ISO 639-3 jhi | |
Native speakers 1,000 in Malaysia (2006) Language family AustroasiaticAslianJahaicEasternJahai | ||
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.
References
Jahai language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA