Jagoi language

Updated on Feb 04, 2024

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Native to Malaysia Native speakers 29,000 (2000 census) ISO 639-3 sne		Region Sarawak Dialects Gumbang?
Language family Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Land Dayak Bidayuh Biatah–Tringgus Jagoi

Jagoi, Singai or Bau, is a Dayak language of Borneo. Gumbang dialect may be closer to Tringgus.

Dialects

Bau language is divided into seven dialects, namely:

Jagoi - notably from Serikin, Stass, Serasot etc., towards Kampung Selampit in Lundu, Sarawak,

Bratak - used in kupua (kampung/villages) around the Bung Bratak (Mount Bratak),

Singai - used in the area and villages around the Catholic site of Mount Singai (from Kampung Apar towards kampung Bobak),

Biroih - used from Kampung Skiat area towards Kampung Seropak and towards Peninjau Lama (Serumbu area) who originated from Mount Podam,

Krokuang/Krokong - used in the Krokong area in Bau, Sarawak,

Gumbang - in Gumbang area, and

Tringgus - in Kampung Tringgus.

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