Penan, Eastern

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

“Punan” (pej.)

Population

10,000 in Malaysia (2011 SIL). Total users in all countries: 10,055.

Location

Sarawak, Apoh river district, east of Baram river.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

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

Language Development

NT: 1978–2009.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Brunei

Language namePenan, Eastern

Population

55 in Brunei (2003 P. Sercombe).

Location

Belait district: west of Baram river.

Dialects

Nibong (Nibon, Penan Nibong), Bok Penan (Bok), Penan Silat, Penan Gang (Gang), Penan Lusong (Lusong), Sipeng (Speng), Penan Lanying, Jelalong Penan.

Status

6b (Threatened).