Tidong

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tid
Alternate Names
Camucones, Tedong, Tidoeng, Tidung, Tiran, Tirones, Tiroon, Zedong
Population

27,000 in Indonesia (2007 SIL).

Location

East Kalimantan Province, Bulungan regency. Sembakung and Sibuka river deltas; Tarakan, Bunyu, Baru, Tibi, and nearby islands; coastal areas north to Point Sida; interior, Malinau river. Also in Malaysia.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Dayic, Murutic, Tidong
Dialects

Nonukan (Nunukan), Penchangan, Sedalir (Sadalir, Salalir, Saralir, Selalir), Sesayap (Sesajap), Sibuku, Tarakan (Terakan), Tidung.

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village, traditional ceremonies.

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