Melanau, Central

MEL

threatened

Alternate Names: Belana’u, Milanau, Milano

Dialects: Balingian, Bruit, Dalat (Dalad), Igan, Mukah-Oya (Muka, Mukah, Oga, Oya, Oya’), Prehan, Sarikei, Segahan, Segalang, Siteng. Balingian dialect is linguistically quite distinct from others.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
North Borneo
Melanau-Kajang
Melanau

Demographics: 113,000 in Malaysia (2000 census). Population total all countries: 113,280.

Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Malay [zlm].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: above 50%. Grammar.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Malaysia