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NRM ISO 639-3

Narom

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639
nrm
Alternate Names
Narum
Population
Ethnic population: 4,000. Population includes about 1,000 Bakong, 1,000 Dali’, and 1,000 Miri’ (2012 SIL).
Location:
Sarawak: Miri area and south; Kuala Nusah and Tanjung Beliput Niah area (Bakong dialect); Bekenu, Benkenu Asli, Jengalas, Menjelin, Rambai Asli, and Rancha-Rancha villages (Dali’ dialect); Bakam, Lopeng, Miri city, Pengkalan, and Pujut villages (Miri’ dialect).
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Berawan-Lower Baram, Lower Baram, Central, B
Dialects
Bakong, Miri’, Narom, Dali’. Bakong, Dali’, and Miri’ may be distinct languages.
Language Use
Also use Iban [iba].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Narom
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].

Also Spoken in

Map

Location: Sarawak: Miri area and south; Kuala Nusah and Tanjung Beliput Niah area (Bakong dialect); Bekenu, Benkenu Asli, Jengalas, Menjelin, Rambai Asli, and Rancha-Rancha villages (Dali’ dialect); Bakam, Lopeng, Miri city, Pengkalan, and Pujut villages (Miri’ dialect).