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Kimaragang

A language of Malaysia (Sabah)

ISO 639-3kqr

Population  25,000 (2007), decreasing.
Region  Kota Marudu and Pitas districts.
Language map  Malaysia - Sabah, reference number 110
Alternate names   Kimaragan, Kimaragangan, Maragang, Marigang
Dialects  Tandek (Garo), Pitas Kimaragang, Sandayo, Sonsogon.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Dusunic, Dusun
Language use  Children are not learning the language in many areas, or not learning it well. Neutral.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 85%. Bible portions: 1996.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Agriculturalists: paddy rice, hill rice, rubber, vegetables, cocoa, cash crops.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

JOHANSSON, Jim, compiler. 1993. Kamus kigambar = Kamus bergambar = Picture dictionary; Kimaragang - Bahasa Malaysia - English.

JOHANSSON, Jim; KROEGER, Paul R., authors. 2005. Object alterations in Kimaragang.  Available online

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1988. "Case marking in Kimaragang causative constructions."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1988. "Verbal focus in Kimaragang."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1990. "’Asu’ vs. ’tasu’: on the origins of dusunic moveable ’T-’."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1990. "Stative aspect and unaccusativity in Kimaragang Dusun."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1991. "The event line in Kimaragang narrative."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1992. "Vowel harmony systems in three Sabahan languages."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1993. "Kimaragang phonemics."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1996. "The morphology of affectedness in Kimaragang Dusun."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 2005. "Kimaragang."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 2006. "Resultative complex predicates in Kimaragang Dusun."  Available online

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 2008. "Result complex predicates in Kimaragang Dusun."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 2009. "Vowel harmony in Kimaragang as a lexical rule."

KROEGER, Paul R., author. 2010. "The grammar of hitting, breaking, and cutting in Kimaragang Dusun."

KROEGER, Paul R., compiler. 1989. Panambarasan dot tolu baasa = Buku rangkai-rangkai kata tiga bahasa = Trilingual phrase book; Kimaragang - Bahasa Malaysia - English.