Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639: kxn
Population: 200 (Wurm 2000). Ethnic population: 500.
Location:: Sarawak: Sibu division, middle Rejang River. Kanowit dialect downstream from Tanjong dialect.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Melanau-Kajang, Melanau
Dialects: Kanowit, Tanjong.
Language Use: Endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Being absorbed by Iban [iba]. Home. Some young people, all adults. Few or no children use Kanowit dialect. Neutral attitudes.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Sarawak: Sibu division, middle Rejang River. Kanowit dialect downstream from Tanjong dialect.