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Japanese: Semai
Replying to @sarah_mcdonald

…The Senoy language is usually divided into three dialects, the central (Semai), the northern and the southeastern, but there are large differences between them. The phonology and grammar are Mon-Khmer (Austroasiatic), but many words are borrowed from Malay, and there are also traces of proto-Negrito.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Semai" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…セノイ語Senoicともいう。ふつう中央(セマイSemai方言),北および南東の3方言に分けられるが,その差は大きい。音韻と文法はモン・クメール系(アウストロアジア語族)だが,単語はマレー語からの借用が多く,ほかに原ネグリト語の痕跡も見られる。…

※「Semai」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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