Kinabatangan | |
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Lobu | |
Native to | Malaysia |
Region | Sabah |
Ethnicity | ca. 15,000 Lobu (1985–2015) [1] |
Native speakers | 4,000 (Lanas Lobu) (2015) [2] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously: dmg – Upper Kinabatangan ruu – Lanas Lobu (Rumanau) low – Tampias Lobu |
Glottolog | uppe1426 |
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