Kenyah, Mainstream

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
xkl
Alternate Names
Highland Kenyah, Usun Apau Kenyah
User Population

12,000 in Indonesia (2007 A. Soriente), decreasing. No monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 52,000.

Location

East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan provinces: Batu Kajang, Long Belua, Long Setulang, Long Uli, and Pimping villages; Djempang area enclave, Melintang, and Semajang; on Bahau, upper Balui, upper Baram, Belayan, Kayan, Kelai, Mahakam, Malinau, Segah, and Telen rivers.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Kayan-Kenyah, Kenyah
Dialects

Lepo’ Tau, Lepo’ Bem, Uma’ Jalan, Uma’ Tukung, Lepo’ Ke, Lepo’ Kuda, Lepo’ Maut, Lepo’ Ndang, Badeng, Bakung, Lepo’ Tepu’.

Language Use

Vigorous. Used as L2 by Uma’ Lasan [xky], Uma’ Lung [ulu], Wahau Kenyah [whk].

Language Development

Literature. NT: 1978.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kenyah, Mainstream
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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