BKN ISO 639-3
Bukitan
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- bkn
- Alternate Names
- Bakatan, Bakitan, Beketan, Mangkettan, Manketa, Pakatan
- Population
- 570 in Indonesia (2000). Total users in all countries: 860.
- Location:
- North Kalimantan province: Malinau regency on Sarawak border, 2 enclaves on Iwan river.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Melanau-Kajang, Kajang
- Dialects
- Punan Ukit, Punan Busang.
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bukitan
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Sarawak: small enclaves in Kapit and Tatau divisions.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Malaysia
Language Name
Bukitan
User Population
290 in Malaysia (2000).
Map
Location: North Kalimantan province: Malinau regency on Sarawak border, 2 enclaves on Iwan river.
Size and Vitality
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