Ida’an

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
dbj
Alternate Names
Bulud Upi, Eraans, Idaan, Idahan, Idan, Idayan
User Population

10,000 (2013 SIL). Population includes 2,500 Begak. Ethnic population: 15,000 (2015 Pertubuhan Kebajikan Idahan Pewaris Madai, Lahad Datu (PEWARIS)).

Location

Sabah: Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu and Sandakan districts.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Ida’an
Dialects

Begak (Bagahak, Begahak), Subpan (Sungai, Supan), Ida’an. Isolate within the Sabahan subgroup.

Typology

Consonant fortition, vowel coalescence (ablaut), word-final stress, a 2 voice system, both verb-initial and subject-initial word order (slight preference for verb-initial), four pronoun sets, and no case marking on NPs. (Goudswaard 2005:4–5).

Language Use

Home and Friends. Mixed use: Work and Education. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. All also use Sabah Malay [msi]. Many also use Standard Malay [zsm]. Some also use English [eng]. Some also use Tausug [tsg]. Also use Kadazan Dusun [dtp]. Used as L2 by Suluk [tsg].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 70%. Literacy rate in L2: 95% in Standard Malay [zsm]; 60% in English [eng]; 50% in Suluk [tsg]. Literature. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1987–2011. Agency: PEWARIS (Pertubuhan Kebajikan Idahan Pewaris Madai, Lahad Datu), Persatuan Aktivis Bahasa, Adat dan Budaya Idahan, Sabah (Idahan Language, Customs and Culture Activitist Association, Sabah), Begak Language and Culture Association.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ida’an
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], no longer in use. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim, Christian.