Malay, Tenggarong Kutai

VKT

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kutai, Tenggarong

Dialects: Ancalong Kutai, Northern Kutai, Tenggarong Kutai. Many dialects. Tenggarong and Kota Bangun (Malay, Kota Bangun Kutai ,) are not inherently intelligible. Shares phonological innovations with Berau Malay ,, Banjar ,, and Brunei ,. A member of macrolanguage Malay ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Malayo-Chamic
Malayic
Malay

Demographics: 210,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). 100,000 in Tenggarong, 60,000 in Ancalong, 50,000 in Northern Kutai.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia