Uma’ Lasan
A language of Malaysia (Sarawak)
| Population | 1,250 in Malaysia (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Population total all countries: 2,750. |
| Region | Balui, Belaga, Kalua, Kemena rivers. Also in Indonesia (Kalimantan). |
| Language map |
Brunei and Malaysia - Sarawak, reference number 52 |
| Alternate names | Kanyay, Kenja, Kindjin, Kinjin, Western Kenya, Western Kenyah |
| Dialects | Uma’ Alim, Uma’ Lasan, Uma’ Baka. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Kayan-Kenyah, Kenyah, Upper Pujungan |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: wet and dry rice, sweet potatoes, bananas, tobacco, sugarcane, maize, rubber; hunters; fishermen. |
Also spoken in:
Indonesia (Kalimantan)
| Language name | Uma’ Lasan |
| Population | 1,500 in Indonesia (Soriente 2003, 2005). |
| Region | East Kalimantan Province, Malinau regency, primarily Long Pujungan and Long Jelet Mesahan villages, also Long Pejalin (Uma’ Alim). |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Kalimantan, reference number 71 |
| Alternate names | Western Kenyah |
| Dialects | Uma’ Alim, Uma’ Lasan, Uma’ Baka. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: wet and dry rice, sweet potatoes, bananas, tobacco, sugarcane, maize, rubber; hunters; fishermen. Christian. |
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