Kendayan

KNX

wider communication

Alternate Names: Baicit, Damea, Kanayatn, Kendayan Dayak, Kendayan-Ambawang, Salako

Dialects: Ahe, Ambawang, Kendayan, Selako.

Status Notes: Used as LWC among non-Muslim Dayaks of northwest West Kalimantan province.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Malayo-Chamic
Malayic

Demographics: 321,000 in Indonesia (2007 SIL). Population total all countries: 331,700.

Language Use: Widespread. Used as L2 by Bakati’ [bei], Benyadu’ [byd], Rara Bakati’ [lra], Sanggau [scg], Sara Bakati’ [sre], Semandang [sdm].

Language Development: Radio programs.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Indonesian , well understood only by a few with at least a 6th-grade education.