Sabüm is an aboriginal Aslian language of Lenggong, Malaya, extinct as of 2013.[2] It was nearly extinct by 1976. Sabum became a distinct dialect from Lanoh around 610 AD. It split from Semnam between 730 to 985 AD; it then came into close contact with the Yir dialect of Lanoh. The Sabum have since switched to Temiar.[1]
Vocabulary
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| English | Sabüm | Semnam |
| To turn | ciwɛl | hirat |
| To suck | jəhʉd | soːʔ |
| Dirty | kamah | kamaːh |
| Wing | pajeɟ | pjec |
| Root | jɛːs | jʔɛːs |
References
- 1 2 Benjamin, Geoffrey (1976), "Austroasiatic Subgrouping and Prehistory in the Malay Peninsula" (PDF), Austroasiatic Studies Part I, Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication, vol. 1, Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, pp. 37–128, retrieved 2026-07-27
- ↑ "Mon-Khmer Languages Database". sealang.net. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ↑ Shorto, H. L.; Sidwell, Paul; Cooper, Doug (Linguist); Bauer, Christian (2006). "A Mon-Khmer comparative dictionary". ISSN 1448-8310.