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XKL ISO 639-3

Kenyah, Mainstream

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Highland Kenyah, Usun Apau Kenyah
Population
12,000 in Indonesia (2007 A. Soriente), decreasing. No monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 52,000.
Location:
East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan provinces: Batu Kajang, Long Belua, Long Setulang, Long Uli, and Pimping villages; Djempang area enclave, Melintang, and Semajang; on Bahau, upper Balui, upper Baram, Belayan, Kayan, Kelai, Mahakam, Malinau, Segah, and Telen rivers.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Kayan-Kenyah, Kenyah
Dialects
Lepo’ Tau, Lepo’ Bem, Uma’ Jalan, Uma’ Tukung, Lepo’ Ke, Lepo’ Kuda, Lepo’ Maut, Lepo’ Ndang, Badeng, Bakung, Lepo’ Tepu’.
Language Use
Vigorous. Used as L2 by Uma’ Lasan [xky], Uma’ Lung [ulu], Wahau Kenyah [whk].
Language Development
Literature. NT: 1978.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kenyah, Mainstream
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

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Language Name
Kenyah, Mainstream
User Population
40,000 in Malaysia (2013 SIL).
Location
Sarawak: near Kalimantan border, villages along Balui and Baram rivers and some tributaries; 1 village on Kakus river; Sungai Asap area.
Dialects
Leppo’ Aga, Leppo’ Ga, Leppo’ Jengan, Leppo’ La’ang, Leppo’ Tau, Uma’ Ake, Uma’ Jalan, Sambup, Leppo’ Ke’, Leppo’ Jamok, Badeng (Madeng), Bakung, Leppo’ Teppu’.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
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Location: East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan provinces: Batu Kajang, Long Belua, Long Setulang, Long Uli, and Pimping villages; Djempang area enclave, Melintang, and Semajang; on Bahau, upper Balui, upper Baram, Belayan, Kayan, Kelai, Mahakam, Malinau, Segah, and Telen rivers.