Kinabatangan, Upper

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639: dmg
Alternate Names: Orang Sungai, Sungai Milian
Population: Ethnic population: 15,000 (2015 L. Rose).
Location:: Sabah: Lahad Datu district; Tongod district, primarily upper reaches of Kinabatangan river.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Paitanic, Upper Kinabatangan
Dialects: Kalabuan (Kolobuan), Makiang, Sinabu’ (Sinobu’), Sinarupa, Kuamut. Dialects have approximately 87% mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: over 90% among all dialects, 80% between Makiang and Sinabu’ dialects.
Language Use: Mixed use: Home, Friends, Religion, Work. Some young people, all adults. Speaker age range choice based on previous comment in that field. Positive attitudes. All also use Sabah Malay [msi]. Most also use Standard Malay [zsm]. A few also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literature. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1984–2004. Agency: The Orang Sungai Cultural Association (Sabah Association of Bangsa Sungai).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kinabatangan, Upper
Writing: Latin script [Latn], developed in about 1984.
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Sabah: Lahad Datu district; Tongod district, primarily upper reaches of Kinabatangan river.