Bukitan

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bkn
Alternate Names
Bakatan, Bakitan, Beketan, Mangkettan, Manketa, Pakatan
User Population

570 in Indonesia (2000). Total users in all countries: 860.

Location

North Kalimantan province: Malinau regency on Sarawak border, 2 enclaves on Iwan river.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Melanau-Kajang, Kajang
Dialects

Punan Ukit, Punan Busang.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bukitan
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian.

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