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Remun language

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Native to
  
Malaysia

Native speakers
  
3,500 (2000)

Glottolog
  
remu1237

Region
  
Sarawak

ISO 639-3
  
lkj

Language family
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Nuclear MP Malayic Ibanic (Malayic Dayak) Ibanic proper Remun

Remun, or Milikin, is a Ibanic Dayak language of Borneo.

Contents

Sample Vocabulary

  • Sample phases in Standard Iban and Remun:
  • Entai ku ngilau - "Nadai aku meda."
  • Entauk ku badak - "Enda ku nemu."

    • Geographic Distribution

    The language is spoken by roughly 3600 inhabitants of the Sarawak region.

    Remun is the primary Iban-Remun language dialect in the Borneo area, and particularly the Sarawak region. Despite being 88% similar to the Iban language, individuals in locales that speak Remun state the language is easily hidden from outsiders' understanding, even speakers of Iban. Remun is endangered, as its speakers are slowly shifting towards speaking Iban.

    References

    Remun language Wikipedia
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