Negeri Sembilan Malay

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
zmi
Alternate Names
Malaysian Minangkabau, Ulu Muar Malay
Population

Used as L1 by many inhabitants of Negeri Sembilan State (2011 K. Anderbeck). Ethnic population: 507,500 (2004).

Location

Peninsular, Southeast of Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan State, Ulu Muar district.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects

Related to Minangkabau [min] in Sumatra, but shifting to Malay [zlm].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Negeri Sembilan Malay
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

People call Minangkabau immigrants, who have come during the last 60 to 80 years, Minang. May be a dialect of Malay [zlm].