Belait
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A language of Brunei
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Balait Jati, Lemeting, Meting
Population
1,240 in Brunei (2004 J. Leclerc).
Location
Belait district: scattered; Tutong district: Kampung Kiudang.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 54% with Tutong [ttg].
Language Use
Shifting to Brunei Malay [kxd]. Mainly adults.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Recognized indigenous group. Muslim Belait are Malay in orientation. Non-Muslims retain their Belait identity more. Heavy intermarriage with Bisaya and Chinese. Muslim.