Mah Meri language

Mah Meri language
Mah Meri
Besisi, Betise’
Spoken in Malaysia
Region Malacca
Ethnicity Mah Meri
Native speakers 3,000  (2003)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mhe

Mah Meri, also known as Besisi and Betise’, is an aboriginal Mon–Khmer language spoken in Malaya. It is the only such language spoken on the coast, in Malacca outside of the capital Kuala Lumpur. The small number of speakers is increasing.



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