Mah Meri language
| Mah Meri | |
|---|---|
| Besisi, Betiseʼ | |
| Native to | Malaysia |
| Region | Malay Peninsula |
| Ethnicity | Mah Meri |
Native speakers | 3,700 (2008) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mhe |
| Glottolog | besi1244 |
| ELP | Mah Meri |
Mah Meri, also known as Besisi, Cellate, Hmaʼ Btsisiʼ, Maʼ Betisek, and pejoratively as Orang Sabat, is an Austroasiatic language spoken in the Malay Peninsula. Along with Semaq Beri, Semelai and Temoq, Mah Meri belongs to the Southern Aslian branch of the Aslian languages. Mah Meri is the only remaining Aslian language spoken in a coastal area (on the coasts of Negeri Sembilan and Selangor) and its speaker population is 3,675 as recorded at the Orang Asli Museum in Gombak. A dictionary of the Mah Meri language has been compiled by Nicole Kruspe.