Tawoyan

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Tabojan, Tabojan Tongka, Taboyan, Tabuyan, Tawoyan Dayak, Tewoyan

Population

20,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Eastern Central Kalimantan Province. Near border of southern East Kalimantan Province; area around Palori town.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 77% with Lawangan [lbx], 52% with Dusun Deyah [dun].

Language Development

Grammar. Bible portions: 1985.

Writing

Latin script.