Abai Sungai

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
abf
User Population

Ethnic population: 500 (2000 SIL).

Location

Sabah: Kinabatangan river lower reaches.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Paitanic
Dialects

None known. Distinct from other Paitanic languages (Upper Kinabatangan [dmg], Tombonuo [txa]).

Language Use

Neutral attitudes. Shifting to Sabah Malay [msi] (Wurm 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Abai Sungai
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.