Penan language

For other languages known as "Penan" or "Punan", see Punan language (disambiguation)
Nibong
Penan
Native toMalaysia, Brunei
RegionSarawak, Borneo
EthnicityPenan people
Native speakers
ca. 13,000 (2007–2011)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
pez – Eastern Penan
pne – Western Penan
Glottologeast2485  Eastern
west2563  Western
ELPEastern Penan

Penan, also known as Punan-Nibong, is a language complex spoken by the Penan people of Borneo. They are related to the Kenyah languages. Glottolog shows Western Penan as closer to Sebop than it is to Eastern Penan.

References

  1. ^ Eastern Penan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Western Penan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Western Penan". Glottolog 4.3.
Wikivoyage has a phrasebook for Penan.


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