Kimaragang
A language of Malaysia (Sabah)
| 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; KROEGER, Paul R., authors. 2005. Object alterations in Kimaragang.
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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."
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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."

