Uma’ Lasan

XKY

threatened

Alternate Names: Kanyay, Kenja, Kindjin, Kinjin, Western Kenya, Western Kenyah

Dialects: Uma’ Alim, Uma’ Baka, Uma’ Lasan. Lexical similarity: 80% with Badeng and Lepu Kulit dialects of Mainstream Kanyah ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
North Borneo
North Sarawakan
Kayan-Kenyah
Kenyah
Upper Pujungan

Demographics: 1,250 in Malaysia (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Population total all countries: 2,750.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Malaysia