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.[2]
Nibong | |
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Penan | |
Native to | Malaysia, Brunei |
Region | Sarawak, Borneo |
Ethnicity | Penan people |
Native speakers | ca. 13,000 (2007–2011)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:pez – Eastern Penanpne – Western Penan |
Glottolog | east2485 Easternwest2563 Western |
References
- Eastern Penan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Western Penan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Western Penan". Glottolog 4.3.
External links
- Penan phrasebook travel guide from Wikivoyage
- ELAR archive of Eastern Penan
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