Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000-9,999
~1,200
About 1200 group members, including 1049 in Malaysia.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Malay
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
Close contact and intermarriage between dialects and with adjacent Kensiu, Mendriq and Temiar; speakers accommodate readily to other Aslian languages and dialects.
PLACES
Thailand and Malaysia
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Southern Thailand, SW Narathiwat Province; Malaysia, northeastern peninsular, around Belum.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Includes southeastern Batek Teh dialect which is more similar to the rest of Jehai than to the rest of Batek.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
1,843
The ethnic population is from 2003.
DATE OF INFO
2006
MORE ON VITALITY
The number of speakers is increasing.
PLACES
Malaysia
Information from: “World Oral Literature Project” .
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,250
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press