Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
kxn
User Population

200 (Wurm 2000). Ethnic population: 500.

Location

Sarawak: Sibu division, middle Rejang River. Kanowit dialect downstream from Tanjong dialect.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

Kanowit, Tanjong.

Language Use

Endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Being absorbed by Iban [iba]. Home. Some young people, all adults. Few or no children use Kanowit dialect. Neutral attitudes.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].