Kanowit-Tanjong
[également appelé Kanowit,]Classification : Austronesian
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Classification : Austronesian
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Kanowit |
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Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Melanau-Kajang |
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Malay-based |
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ISO 639-3 |
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kxn |
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En tant que csv |
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Recherche au sein de la communauté OLAC (Open Language Archives Community) |
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Informations incomplètes “Personal Communication on Kanowit” . Alexander D. Smith (2016)
Kanowit is not being passed on to the next generation.
Malay
English
Iban
No monolinguals. Most speakers of Kanowit use Malay, English, or Iban in their daily communications. Parents typically speak to their children in Malay. Most of the Kanowit-speaking community is in the diaspora.
Informations incomplètes “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge
In 1981, there were still 170 speakers, but they are much less now.
Young generation prefers Iban
Iban
The language is receding before Iban. Lots of Iban borrowings
No literacy in language
Middle Rejang River, in the third administrative division.