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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Malaysia (Sarawak) > Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong

Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong

A language of Malaysia (Sarawak)

ISO 639-3kxn

Population  200 (2000 S. Wurm). Ethnic population: 500.
Region  3rd Division, Middle Rejang River, below Tanjong.
Language map  Brunei and Malaysia - Sarawak, reference number 42
Dialects  Kanowit, Tanjong.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Melanau-Kajang, Melanau
Language use  Home. Used by few or no children. Neutral attitude. Being absorbed by Iban [iba].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

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