Bisaya, Brunei

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A language of Brunei

ISO 639-3
bsb
Alternate Names
Basaya, Bekiau, Besaya, Bisaia, Bisaya, Bisaya Bukit, Bisayah, Dusun, Jilama Bawang, Jilama Sungai, Lorang Bukit, Southern Bisaya, Tutong, Visayak
User Population

37,600 in Brunei (2007 SIL). Total users in all countries: 57,600.

Location

Belait and Tutong districts: central and interior areas south of Tutong [ttg] language area; Seria town and villages near Sarawak border (Brunei dialect).

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Language Status

5* (Developing). De facto language of national identity.

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Dusunic, Bisaya-Lotud, Southern
Dialects

Brunei Bisaya, Sarawak Bisaya, Tutong 1. Lexical similarity: 78% with dialects spoken in Brunei and Sarawak, lower with other Dusunic languages.

Language Use

Also use Brunei [kxd].

Language Development

Radio. Bible portions: 1938.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bisaya, Brunei
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Tutong [ttg].

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