Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong

KXN

threatened

Dialects: Kanowit, Tanjong.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
North Borneo
Melanau-Kajang
Melanau

Demographics: 200 (Wurm 2000). Ethnic population: 500.

Language Use: Endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Being absorbed by Iban [iba]. Home. Few or no children use Kanowit dialect. Neutral attitudes.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Malaysia