Melanau | |
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Central Melanau | |
Native to | Malaysia, Brunei |
Region | Sarawak and neighbouring Brunei |
Ethnicity | Melanau people |
Native speakers
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110,000 (2000) |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either: mel – Central Melanau sdx – Sibu Melanau |
Glottolog |
cent2101 (Central)sibu1258 (Sibu)
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Melanau is an Austronesian language spoken in the coastal area of the Rejang delta on northwest Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia and Brunei. There are several dialects—Mukah-Oya, Balingian, Bruit, Dalat, Igan, Sarikei, Segahan, Prehan, Segalang, and Siteng.
Melanau has the following consonants.
Melanau has the following vowels.