Bookan
A language of Malaysia (Sabah)
| Population | 2,760 (2000). 300 or more Tengara. |
| Region | Keningau and Kinabatangan districts, Sook and Kinabatangan rivers headwaters area. |
| Language map |
Malaysia - Sabah, reference number 83 |
| Alternate names | Baukan, Baukan Murut |
| Dialects | Baukan (Baokan, Bokan, Bookan, Boken, Bokun, Bukun, Bokon, Ulun-No-Bokon, Ulun-No-Bokan, Pingas), Kokoroton Murut, Tengara (Tungara, Tingara, Tenggaraq, Tangara’, Tanggaraq, Kinabatangan Murut). Close to Keningau Murut [kxi], Timugon [tih], Tagal [mvv]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Dayic, Murutic, Northern |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
DOI, Akira; DOI, Keiko, compilers. 2003. Kamus makagambar = Kamus bergambar = Picture dictionary.
Vernacular Publications
Rurupoton nu Bookan = Bookan Traditional Stories = Cerita Tradisi Bookan . 2001.

