Endangered Languages Project - Punan Batu 1

Punan Batu 1

Classification: Austronesian

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severely endangered

CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Outer Central Sarawak
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		pnm
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. Wurm (2000).

PLACES: Malaysia;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10-99
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1981, fifty speakers were reported. There are probably fewer today.

More on Orthography: No literacy in language

PLACES: Sarawak, Malaysia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Sarawak. Spoken on the Lower Linau River (southern arm of the Upper Rejang River). West of Long Geng, southeast of Belaga.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing