Bah-Biau Punan language

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Punan
Bah-Biau
Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei
Region Borneo
Ethnicity Punan Bah
Native speakers
6,000 (2020) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pna
Glottolog puna1275

Bah-Biau Punan is an Austronesian language spoken by the Punan Bah and Punan Biau people of Borneo in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

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References

  1. Punan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg