Bintulu

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
bny
User Population

4,200 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Sarawak: Bintulu area, and 2 enclaves west; Sibuti area on northeast coast.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Bintulu
Dialects

None known. Could also be classified as a Baram-Tinjar subgroup or as an isolate within the Rejang-Baram Group.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bintulu
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Blust classifies it as an isolate with North Sarawakan. Not similar to other languages (Blust 1974).