Selung

noun

Se·​lung

səˈlu̇ŋ

plural -s

1

a

: a sea-gypsy people inhabiting the Mergui archipelago and parts of the Malay peninsula

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Selung people

Word History

Etymology

probably Burmese

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