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Borneo (/ ˈ b ɔːr n i oʊ /; also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km 2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses).
East Kalimantan Province, central coastal area, Tanjungreder and Muaramalinau north to Sepinang south. Malayo-Sumbawan, Malayic, Malay: 13 bvk Bukat: 400 1981 West Kalimantan Province, northeast near Sarawak border, Kapuas River, southeast of Mendalam. 3 areas. North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Kayan-Kenyah, Kayanic, Muller-Schwaner 'Punan' 14 bvu
Lun Bawang or Lundayeh is the language spoken by the Lun Bawangs in northern Borneo. It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian family. Putoh is an alternate name in North Kalimantan.
Kalimantan (Indonesian pronunciation: [kaliˈmantan]) is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. [2] It constitutes 73% of the island's area, and consists of the provinces of Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are Brunei and East Malaysia.
They are spoken by the Ibans and related groups in East Malaysia and the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. Other Dayak languages, called Land Dayak, which are not Ibanic, are found in the northwest corner of Kalimantan, between Ibanic and non-Ibanic Malayic languages such as Kendayan and the Malay dialects of Sarawak and Pontianak.
A reading poster for the Sinama language created by Kauman Sama Online for free use. This woman making a traditional mat is a Sama from Siasi who now lives in Semporna, Malaysia. Sinama languages have 21 to 24 phonemes. All Sinama languages [specify] have 17 consonants. Each language has from five to seven vowels. [citation needed]
Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, which are broadly similar in language and culture (see also issues below). The name Bidayuh means 'inhabitants of land'.
The Kelabit language belongs to the North Bornean branch of the Western Malayo-Polynesian languages. [7] The Kelabit language is used in one of the most remote areas of the Borneo island in the Bario highlands of Kalimantan and northern Sarawak. There are several dialects in the Kelabitic languages such as Lepu Potng, Padas, Trusan, and so on.