Hovongan language

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Hovongan
Punan Bungan
Native to Indonesia
Region West Kalimantan
Native speakers
(1,000 cited 1991) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 hov
Glottolog hovo1239

Hovongan (Hobongan), or Punan Bungan, is a Kayan language of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, one of several spoken by the Penan people.

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References

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