Brunei

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English

[eng] 1 (National). Statutory national working language (1984, Constitution, Article 82(2)). 139,500 in Brunei, all users. L1 users: 5,500 in Brunei (2019). L2 users: 134,000 (Crystal 2003a).

Malay, Standard

[zsm] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1984, Constitution, Article 82(1)).

3 (Wider communication)

Brunei

[kxd] 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Originated and used as trade language in the archipelago of the Brunei sultanate centuries before British protectorate (1888–1984). Used as lingua franca between ethnic groups, widely used by young people. 270,000 in Brunei (2019), increasing. Total users in all countries: 321,000.

5 (Developing)

Bisaya, Brunei

[bsb] 5* (Developing). De facto language of national identity. 37,600 in Brunei (2007 SIL). Total users in all countries: 57,600.

Chinese, Min Dong

[cdo] 5* (Developing). 5,500 in Brunei (2019).

Lundayeh

[lnd] 5* (Developing). 500 in Brunei (2006 SIL).

5 (Dispersed)

Chinese, Hakka

[hak] 5* (Dispersed). 2,750 in Brunei (2019).

Chinese, Mandarin

[cmn] 5* (Dispersed). 12,100 in Brunei (2019).

Chinese, Min Nan

[nan] 5* (Dispersed). 12,100 in Brunei (2019).

Chinese, Yue

[yue] 5* (Dispersed). 5,760 in Brunei (2019).

Iban

[iba] 5* (Dispersed). 15,800 in Brunei (2019).

6a (Vigorous)

Melanau, Central

[mel] 6a* (Vigorous). 280 in Brunei (2006 SIL).

6b (Threatened)

Bajau, West Coast

[bdr] 6b* (Threatened). 10,700 in Brunei (2019).

Penan, Eastern

[pez] 6b (Threatened). 55 in Brunei (2003 P. Sercombe).

Tutong

[ttg] 6b (Threatened). 16,600 (2006 SIL).

7 (Shifting)

Belait

[beg] 7 (Shifting). 1,130 (2019).

Unestablished

Hindi

[hin] Unestablished. 3,900 in Brunei (2019).

Korean

[kor] Unestablished. 33,900 in Brunei (2019).

Nepali

[npi] Unestablished. 2,120 in Brunei (2019).

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