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Malay, Berau

A language of Indonesia (Kalimantan)

ISO 639-3bve

Population  11,200 (2007 SIL).
Region  East Kalimantan Province, central coastal area, Tanjungreder and Muaramalinau north to Sepinang south.
Language map  Indonesia, Kalimantan, reference number 9
Alternate names   Berau, Merau Malay
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay
A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa] (Malaysia).
Comments  Shares phonological innovations with Kutai Malay [vkt], Banjar [bjn], and Brunei [xkd].