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Native Speakers Worldwide

<100

Domains of Use

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Transmission

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Community Members

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Language Information By Source

Personal Communication on Kanowit
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

<100

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

A few hundred

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

All

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

2.087396, 112.165452

Location description

No data

Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Generally positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

Malay-based

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Malay, English, Iban

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No monolinguals. Most speakers of Kanowit use Malay, English, or Iban in their daily communications. Parents typically speak to their children in Malay. Most of the Kanowit-speaking community is in the diaspora.

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

100

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Sarawak, Malaysia

Coordinates

2.0652,112.1489

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

170

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

In 1981, there were still 170 speakers, but they are much less now.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Sarawak, Malaysia

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Middle Rejang River, in the third administrative division.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Middle Rejang River, in the third administrative division.

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Iban

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

The language is receding before Iban. Lots of Iban borrowings

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

200

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

500

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

200 (2000 S. Wurm). Ethnic population: 500.

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Malaysia;

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

100

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Location description

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Government support

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Institutional support

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

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No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

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