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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Malaysia (Sarawak) > Melanau, Daro-Matu

Melanau, Daro-Matu

A language of Malaysia (Sarawak)

ISO 639-3dro

Population  7,600 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). 4,800 Matu, 2,800 Daro.
Region  Matu River from north channel of Rejang River to the sea, Daro and Matu areas.
Language map  Brunei and Malaysia - Sarawak, reference number 40
Dialects  Daro, Matu.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Melanau-Kajang, Melanau

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

RENSCH, Calvin R., author. 2012. "Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak."  Available online