Penan language
Penan, also known as Punan-Nibong, is a language complex spoken by the Penan people of Borneo. They are related to the Kenyah languages. Glottolog shows Western Penan as closer to Sebop than it is to Eastern Penan.[3]
| Nibong | |
|---|---|
| Penan | |
| Native to | Malaysia, Brunei |
| Region | Sarawak, Borneo |
| Ethnicity | Penan people |
Native speakers | ca. 13,000 (2007–2011)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:pez – Eastern Penanpne – Western Penan |
| Glottolog | east2485 Eastern[2]west2563 Western[3] |
References
- Eastern Penan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Western Penan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Eastern Penan". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Western Penan". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
External links
- ELAR archive of Eastern Penan
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