Penan, Eastern

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
“Punan” (pej.)
Population

10,000 in Malaysia (2011 SIL). Population total all countries: 10,055.

Location

Sarawak, Apoh river district, east of Baram river.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Kayan-Kenyah, Penan
Dialects

Penan Apoh. Not intelligible of Western Penan [pne] and Uma Lasan [xky].

Language Development
NT: 1978–2009.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Penan, Eastern
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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