Punan Batu language

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Punan Batu
Punan Batu 1
Native to Malaysia
Region Sarawak
Native speakers
30 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pnm
Glottolog puna1278
ELP Punan Batu 1

Punan Batu is a nearly extinct language of Sarawak.

  1. Punan Batu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

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