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TXX ISO 639-3

Tatana

Tatana Autonym

A language of Malaysia

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Dusun Tatana, Gia Tatana, Kadazan Tatana, Tatana’, Tatanaq
Autonym
Tatana
Population
10,000 (2015 KadazanDusun Cultural Association), decreasing. Ethnic population: 22,000 (2015 KadazanDusun Cultural Association).
Location:
Sabah state: Kuala Penyu district, Beaufort (Kg. Manamam, Kg. Takuli), Kelang Valley, Keningau, Klias Kecil, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, and Membakut.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Unclassified
Language Use
Mixed use: Home, Friends, Religion, Work. Some young people, all adults. Some children and adults; all elderly. Positive attitudes. All also use Sabah Malay [msi]. Many also use Brunei [kxd]. Many also use Sabah Bisaya [bsy]. Many also use Standard Malay [zsm]. Some also use English [eng]. Some also use Kadazan Dusun [dtp]. A few also use Hakka Chinese [hak]. Used as L2 by Brunei [kxd], Klias River Kadazan [kqt], Papar [dpp], Sabah Bisaya [bsy], West Coast Bajau [bdr].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 70%. Literature. Periodicals. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Agency: Sabah Tatana Cultural Association (STCA), KadazanDusun Cultural Association (KDCA).
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tatana
Writing
Latin script [Latn], developed in the mid-1980s.
Other Comments
Christian.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Sabah state: Kuala Penyu district, Beaufort (Kg. Manamam, Kg. Takuli), Kelang Valley, Keningau, Klias Kecil, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, and Membakut.