Austronesian language spoken on Borneo
| Laraʼ |
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| Native to | Indonesia, Malaysia |
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| Region | Borneo |
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Native speakers | 23,000 (2000–2004)[1] |
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Language family | |
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| Language codes |
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| ISO 639-3 | lra |
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| Glottolog | rara1235 |
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Laraʼ (also called Luru, Berkati, Bakati, Bekatiq, Bekatiʼ Nyam-Pelayo, Bekatiʼ Kendayan, and Rara Bakatiʼ) is a language spoken by some 19,000 people in Borneo, on both the Indonesian side (West Kalimantan)[2] and Malaysian side (Sarawak) of the island. Most information about it has been gathered by various Christian missionary groups.
References
- ^ Laraʼ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Map of the Distribution of Laraʼ. The Linguist List. Accessed 2009-05-10
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Philippine
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| Greater Barito * | |
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Greater
North Borneo * | |
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| Sumatran * | Northwest Sumatra
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| Lampungic | |
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| Javanese | |
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| Madurese | |
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Bali–Sasak
–Sumbawa | |
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| Celebic | |
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| South Sulawesi | |
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| Isolates | |
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| SHWNG | |
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| Oceanic | | Admiralty | |
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| Saint Matthias | |
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| Temotu | |
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Southeast
Solomonic | | Gela–Guadalcanal | |
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Malaita–
San Cristobal | |
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Western
Oceanic | Meso–
Melanesian | | Willaumez | |
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| Bali-Vitu | |
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New Ireland–
Northwest
Solomonic | | Tungag–Nalik | |
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| Tabar | |
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| Madak | |
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| St. George | |
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Northwest
Solomonic | |
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North
New Guinea | |
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| Papuan Tip | | Nuclear | |
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| Kilivila–Misima | |
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| Nimoa–Sudest | |
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Southern
Oceanic | North
Vanuatu | |
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Nuclear
Southern
Oceanic | Central
Vanuatu | |
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| South Vanuatu | |
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Loyalties–
New Caledonia | | Loyalty Islands | |
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| New Caledonian | |
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| Micronesian | |
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Central
Pacific | |
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- † indicates extinct status
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