Ethnologue.com home

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
16th edition

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
US$ 100.00
Add to cart

Preview print edition


Most Recent
SIL Publications


Reduced Price SIL Publications


ABOUT SSL CERTIFICATES
Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Kalimantan) > Kenyah, Wahau

Kenyah, Wahau

A language of Indonesia (Kalimantan)

ISO 639-3whk

Population  8,000 (2007), decreasing.
Region  East Kalimantan Province, upper Mahakam River, Batu Majang, Buluk Sen, Uma’ Dian, Muara Pedohon, Kampung Baru, Uma’ Bekuai, Tabang Lama villages.
Language map  Indonesia, Kalimantan, reference number 74
Alternate names   Wahau Kenya, Lebu’ Kulit
Dialects  Uma Timai, Lebu’ Kulit, Uma’ Ujok.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Kayan-Kenyah, Kenyah, Kayanic Kenyah
Language use  Vigorous. Neutral language attitude.