WHILE of the aboriginal tribes of the Malay Peninsula the Sakai ... their ethnic affinities, and their language, which is said to belong to the Austro-Asiatic group, and to show Indo-Chinese ...
Sabah is home to some 33 indigenous groups, who speak over 50 languages and 80 dialects. In fact, the only natives whose first language is Malay are those of Cocos, Brunei, and Kedayan descent.