Also Known As:
Kanowit
Dialects & Varieties
- Kanowit
- Tanjong
Australia and the Pacific
Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X
Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
170
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
The language is receding before Iban. Lots of Iban borrowings
Location and Context
Countries
Sarawak, Malaysia
Location Description
Middle Rejang River, in the third administrative division.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Iban
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Comments on writing systems:
No literacy in language
Recent Resources
Mensaje informativo
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