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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Kalimantan) > Embaloh

Embaloh

A language of Indonesia (Kalimantan)

ISO 639-3emb

Population  10,000 (1991 NTM).
Region  West Kalimantan Province, Kapuas Hulu Regency, south of Sarawak border, upper Kapuas River: Embaloh, Leboyan, Lauh, Palin, Nyabau, Mandai, and Kalis tributaries.
Language map  Indonesia, Kalimantan, reference number 21
Alternate names   Malo, Maloh, Matoh, Mbaloh, Memaloh, Palin, Pari, Sangau, Sanggau
Dialects  Kalis (Kalis Maloh, Kalis Dayak). Kalis may be a separate language.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Bugis, Tamanic
Language development  NT: 1998.
Comments  Complex mix of ethnic groups: Taman of upper Kapuas River, Suai, Taman Mendalem, Taman Sibau, Palin, Lauk, Leboyan, Kalis Dayak. Traditional religion, Christian.