Negeri Sembilan Malay

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639: zmi
Alternate Names: Malaysian Minangkabau, Orang Negeri, Ulu Muar Malay
Population: Used as L1 by many inhabitants of Negeri Sembilan State (2011 K. Anderbeck). Ethnic population: 508,000 (2004).
Location:: Negeri Sembilan: Ulu Muar district.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Use: Also use Malay [zlm], with some shifting.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Negeri Sembilan Malay
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: People call Minangkabau immigrants, who have come during the last 60 to 80 years, Minang. May be a dialect of Malay [zlm].

Location: Negeri Sembilan: Ulu Muar district.