Punan Merah language

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Punan Merah
Native to Indonesia
Region East Kalimantan
Native speakers
(140 cited 1981) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 puf
Glottolog puna1268
ELP Punan Merah

Punan Merah is a Punan language of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, one of several spoken by the Punan people.

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References

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