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Remun language

Remun language

Ibanic language spoken in Borneo


Remun, or Milikin, is an Ibanic Dayak language of Borneo.

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Geographic distribution

The language is spoken by roughly 3600 inhabitants of the Sarawak region.

Remun is the primary Iban-Remun language dialect in the Borneo area, and particularly the Sarawak region.[2] Despite being 88% similar to the Iban language, individuals in locales that speak Remun state the language is easily hidden from outsiders' understanding, even speakers of Iban.[2] Remun is endangered, as its speakers are slowly shifting towards speaking Iban.[citation needed]

Vocabulary

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  • Sample phases in Standard Iban and Remun:
    • Entai ku ngilauNadai aku meda. "I do not see."
    • Entauk ku badakEnda ku nemu. "I could not find."

Language comparisons

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References

  1. Remun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Cullip, Peter (2003). "Remun Language Use and Maintenance". Journal of Modern Languages. 15 (1): 59–70.



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