Mualang

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mtd
Population

40,000 (Tjia 2007).

Location

West Kalimantan Province, Belitang Hilir, Belitang, and Belitang Hulu Sekadau subdistricts. Area along Ayak and Belitang rivers, about 320 km upstream from Pontianak.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Ibanic
Dialects

Mualang Ili’, Mualang Ulu. Similar to Iban [iba]; however only one-way intelligibility from Mualang to Iban.

Language Use

Language shift reportedly taking place in the younger generation. Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mualang
Other Comments

Christian.