Back زبان کنسیو Persian Bahasa Kensiu ID Pagsasao a Kensiu ILO Bahasa Kensiu Malay Język kensiu Polish Lenga kensiu PMS Кенсиу Russian Kikensiu Swahili கென்சியூ மொழி Tamil ภาษาซาไก Thai
| Kensiu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Malaysia, Thailand |
| Region | Northeast Kedah, near Thai border. Overlaps into south Yala Province, Thailand. |
| Ethnicity | Maniq |
Native speakers | 259 (2015)[1] |
| 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[2][3] | |
| 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.[4] In Malaysia, they are counted among the Orang Asli.
- ^ "Kensiu". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Phaiboon, D. (2005). "Glossary of Aslian Languages: The Northern Aslian Languages of South Thailand" (PDF). Mon-Khmer Studies. 36: 207–224. Archived (PDF) from the original on Jan 6, 2024 – via Southeast Asian Linguistics Archives.
- ^ Bishop, N. (1996). "Who's Who in Kensiw? Terms of Reference and Address in Kensiw" (PDF). Mon-Khmer Studies. 26: 245–253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-12 – via Southeast Asian Linguistics Archives.
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