Bintulu

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
bny
Population

4,200 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Sarawak, northeast coast, Sibuti area, west of Niah; Bintulu area, and 2 enclaves west.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Bintulu
Dialects

Could also be classified as a Baram-Tinjar subgroup or as an isolate within the Rejang-Baram Group.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bintulu
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

Blust classifies it as an isolate with North Sarawakan. Not similar to other languages (Blust 1974).