Bintulu
Classification : Austronesian
·vulnérable
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Vulnérable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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1,000-9,999
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16,156
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Population numbers are hard to pin down. Bintulu speakers are grouped under the umbrella term "Melanau" in official census data. Most sources list 4,200 as the number of speakers.
- DATE OF INFO
- 2000
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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The language is generally strong. Children learn the language and use it at home and with other Bintulu speakers. The social situation however, may be shifting against Bintulu. Malay is by far the main langauge of use in the town of Bintulu. Bintulu is spoken by a very small population that is almost entirely bilingual in Malay.
- ATTITUDE DES LOCUTEURS
- Positive attitudes
- SOUTIEN GOUVERNEMENTAL
- Not an official language. Not used at any level of government
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Nearly the entire community is bilingual in Bintulu and Malay. A large portion also use English.
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
Twenty years ago Bintulu was a small fishing town. Today, it is a quickly developing industrial center for oil and gas production.
- PLACES
- Malaysia
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
In and around the town of Bintulu, in the province of Sarawak on the Island of Borneo. Bintulu is located at the mouth of the Kemena River. Spoken in the following villages around urban Bintulu: Kampong Masjid, Kampong Sinong, Kampong Datuk, Kampong Sibiew, Kampong Baru, Kampong Jepak, KampongSebuan, Kampong Batu Sepuluh, and Kidurung