Laraʼ (also called Luru, Berkati, Bakati, Bekatiq, Bekatiʼ Nyam-Pelayo, Bekatiʼ Kendayan, and Rara Bakatiʼ) is a language spoken by some 19,000 people in Borneo, on both the Indonesian side (West Kalimantan)[2] and Malaysian side (Sarawak) of the island. Most information about it has been gathered by various Christian missionary groups.
Laraʼ | |
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Native to | Indonesia, Malaysia |
Region | Borneo |
Native speakers | 23,000 (2000–2004)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lra |
Glottolog | rara1235 |
References
edit- ^ Laraʼ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Map of the Distribution of Laraʼ. The Linguist List. Accessed 2009-05-10