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Lun Bawang

A language of Indonesia (Kalimantan)

ISO 639-3: lnd

Population  23,000 in Indonesia (2007 SIL). Population total all countries: 47,500.
Region  Interior from Brunei Bay to Padas River headwaters, to Baram headwaters, and into East Kalimantan, Indonesian mountains where Sesayap River tributaries arise. Also in Brunei, Malaysia (Sarawak).
Language map  Indonesia, Kalimantan, reference number 37
Alternate names   Southern Murut, Lundayeh, Lun Daye, Lun Dayah, Lun Daya, Lun Dayoh, Lundaya Putuk
Dialects  Lun Daye, Papadi, Lun Bawang (Long Bawan, Sarawak Murut). Not Murutic, although sometimes called Southern Murut.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Dayic, Kelabitic
Language development  Radio programs. Bible: 1982.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Not Murutic, although sometimes called Southern Murut. Christian, traditional religion.

Also spoken in:

Brunei

Language name   Lun Bawang
Population  500 in Brunei (2006 SIL).
Region  Temburong District. 7 villages.
Language map  Brunei and Malaysia - Sarawak, reference number 77
Alternate names  Lun Daya, Lun Dayah, Lun Daye, Lun Dayoh, Lundaya, Southern Murut
Dialects  Trusan, Long Iluk, Lun Ba.
Comments  Not Murutic, although sometimes called Southern Murut. ‘Murut’ is recognized by the government as an indigenous group. Christian, traditional religion.
 

Malaysia (Sarawak)

Language name   Lun Bawang
Population  24,000 in Malaysia. Sarawak 21,000, Sabah 3,000–4,000. Population for Brunei estimated at 500.
Region  Southwest border of Sabah and Sarawak.
Language maps  Brunei and Malaysia - Sarawak, reference number 77
Alternate names  Lun-Bawang, Lun Daya, Lun Dayah, Lun Daye, Lun Dayeh, Lun Dayoh, Lun Lod, Lundaya, Southern Murut
Dialects  Lun Bawang (Sarawak Murut), Lun Dayah, Kolur, Padas, Trusan (Lawas, Limbang), Lepu Potong.
Comments  Not Murutic, although sometimes called Southern Murut. Agriculturalists: wet and dry rice, coffee, sugarcane, maize, cucumber, pumpkin, tapioca, coconut, banana, pomelo, papaya, durian, mango; animal husbandry: poultry, pigs, buffaloes; hunters; fishermen.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MOODY, David C., author. 1984. "The Lundayeh language."