Dusun Witu, or Witu, is a language spoken by the Dusun Witu people of Borneo specifically in Kalimantan Tengah Province, South Barito regency, near Pendang and Buntokecil towns; south of Muarateweh town in Indonesia. It is closely related to the Malagasy language spoken in Madagascar.
Witu | |
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Dusun Witu | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Kalimantan |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2003)[1] |
Austronesian
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | duw |
Glottolog | dusu1267 |
References
edit- ^ Witu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)