Aput language

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Aput
Punan Aput
Native to Indonesia
Region West Kalimantan
Ethnicity Penan people
Native speakers
(370 cited 1981) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pud
Glottolog puna1267

Punan Aput, or Aput, is a Punan language of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, one of several spoken by the Punan people.

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References

  1. Aput at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)