Bintulu
A language of Malaysia (Sarawak)
| Population | 4,200 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). |
| Region | Northeast coast, Sibuti area, west of Niah, around Bintulu, and 2 enclaves west. |
| Language map |
Brunei and Malaysia - Sarawak, reference number 44 |
| Dialects | Could also be classified as a Baram-Tinjar subgroup or as an isolate within the Rejang-Baram subgroup. Blust (1974) classifies as isolate with North Sarawakan. Not similar to other languages. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Bintulu |
| Comments | Could also be classified as a Baram-Tinjar subgroup or as an isolate within the Rejang-Baram Group. Blust classifies as isolate with North Sarawakan. Not similar to other languages. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
CHOU Shu Hsiu, author. 2002. A reconstruction of proto-Melanau.
RENSCH, Calvin R., author. 2012. "Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak."
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