Lawangan
PrintA language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Luwangan, Northeast Barito
Population
100,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Location
Central East Kalimantan Province. Karau river area.
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Language Status
3 (Wider communication).
Classification
Dialects
Ajuh, Bakoi (Lampung), Bantian (Bentian), Banuwang, Bawu (Bawo), Benua, Kali, Karau (Beloh), Lawa, Lolang, Mantararen, Njumit, Pasir, Purai, Purung, Taboyan, Tuwang. At least 17 dialects. Tawoyan [twy] may be inherently intelligible. Lexical similarity: 77% with Tawoyan [twy], 53% with Dusun Deyah [dun]. Benua (population 25,000, six subdialects) may be distinct enough to be considered a separate language. (Nikolić 2008).
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