WHK ISO 639-3
Kenyah, Wahau
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- whk
- Alternate Names
- Lebu’ Kulit, Wahau Kenya
- Population
- 8,000 in Indonesia (2007 A. Soriente), decreasing. No monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 9,000.
- Location:
- East Kalimantan province: Berau regency, Batu Majang, Buluk Sen, Kampung Baru, Muara Pedohon, Tabang Lama, Uma’ Bekuai, and Uma’ Dian villages on upper Mahakam river.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Kayan-Kenyah, Kenyah, Kayanic Kenyah
- Dialects
- Uma Timai, Lebu’ Kulit, Uma’ Ujok.
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Neutral attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind], in education. Also use Mainstream Kenyah [xkl].
- Language Development
- Literature. NT: 2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kenyah, Wahau
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], limited usage.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Sarawak: Belaga, Kapit, Marudi, and Tatau districts, Balang Baram, Baleh, Balul, and Belaga along interior rivers, including headwaters.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Malaysia
Language Name
Kenyah, Wahau
User Population
1,000 in Malaysia (2007 A. Soriente).
Map
Location: East Kalimantan province: Berau regency, Batu Majang, Buluk Sen, Kampung Baru, Muara Pedohon, Tabang Lama, Uma’ Bekuai, and Uma’ Dian villages on upper Mahakam river.
Size and Vitality
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