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Kinabatangan, Upper

A language of Malaysia (Sabah)

ISO 639-3: dmg

Population	5,000 (2000). 500 Dusun Segama and 800 to 900 Sinabu’ (1985 SIL).
Region	Primarily upper reaches of Kinabatangan River; also Lahad Datu and Sandakan districts, Maligatan, Minusu, and Tongud.
Language map	Malaysia - Sabah, reference number 119
Alternate names	Sungai Milian
Dialects	Kalabuan (Kolobuan), Makiang, Dusun Segama (Saga-i, Soghai, Segai), Sinabu’ (Sinabu). Dialects have approximately 87% mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: over 90% among all dialects, except Makiang and Sinabu’ with 80%.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Paitanic, Upper Kinabatangan
Language development	Bible portions: 1984–1995.
Comments	Agriculturalists; rattan gatherers; lumbermen.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LYMAN, Stuart T., author. 1990. "The Makiang."

SPITZACK, John A., author. 1985. "Kalabuan house building."

SPITZACK, John A., author. 1988. "Kalabuan clauses."

SPITZACK, John A., author. 1993. "Kalabuan phonemics."

Vernacular Publications

Kaindanan. 1999.

Palanuk om Rongon. 1999.