Kensiu language
| Kensiu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Malaysia, Thailand |
| Region | Northeast Kedah, near Thai border. Overlaps into south Yala Province, Thailand. |
| Ethnicity | Maniq |
Native speakers | 259 (2015) |
| Dialects | Ijoh (Ijok), Jarum, Jeher (Sakai Tanjong of Temongoh), Kedah (Quedah), Plus, Ulu Selama, Kensiu Batu, Kensiu Siong, Kentaq Nakil |
| Latin script, Thai script, Chinese script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kns |
| Glottolog | kens1248 |
| ELP | Kensiu |
Kensiu (Kensiw) is an Austroasiatic language of the Jahaic (Northern Aslian) subbranch. It is spoken by a small community of 300 people in Yala Province in southern Thailand and also reportedly by a community of approximately 300 speakers in Western Malaysia in Perak and Kedah states. Speakers of this language are Negritos who are known as the Maniq people or Mani of Thailand. In Malaysia, they are counted among the Orang Asli.