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Renhard Saupia, Sun, 2022-08-07 23:04
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ISO 639-3: 
xem

Kembayan is not a language name and people are not considered it as it is. The community is usually called Bu' Mateq or Mateq. This information is also validated by Hudson (1970) and Connel (2013). 

In our previous survey, people stated that Kerambai refers to another language other than Bu' Mateq. They strongly opposed the term Kerambai as an alternate name for Bu Mateq. 

Editorial Action

We will change the name of the language for [xem] from Kembayan to Mateq (Bu Mateq), for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.

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Chuck Fennig, Mon, 2022-08-08 09:15

Dear Richard,

Thank you for this information on Kembayan / Karambai (Mateq) [xem] in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

We will make the necessary changes in the Ethnologue database for the next edition (2023). If you wish, you can also request that the name be changed in the ISO 639-3 Standard (see instructions here: https://iso639-3.sil.org/code_changes/submitting_change_requests

Best regards,

Chuck Fennig
Managing Editor, Ethnologue

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