Paku

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: pku
Alternate Names: Bakau
Population: 50 (Diedrich 2018), decreasing.
Location:: Central Kalimantan province: East Barito regency, Paku district, Bantei Napu, Kalamus, Tampa, and Tarinsing villages.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Central-South, South
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 77% with Ma’anyan [mhy], 73% with Dusun Witu [duv].
Typology: SVO; prepositions; definite and indefinite article; actor and undergoer voices; passives; 18 consonants and 5 vowels; stress on the penultimate syllable of the root; nasal harmony; exclusive/inclusive pronouns.
Language Use: Older adults only. Negative attitudes. Shifted to Ma’anyan [mhy].
Language Development: Grammar.

Location: Central Kalimantan province: East Barito regency, Paku district, Bantei Napu, Kalamus, Tampa, and Tarinsing villages.