Bahau language

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Bahau
Kajan
Native to Indonesia
Region Borneo
Ethnicity Bahau people
Native speakers
19,000 (2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bhv
Glottolog baha1257

Bahau (Kajan) is a Kayanic language of Borneo.

  1. Bahau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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