Kendayan language

Kendayan
Kendayan
Kanayatn, Salako
Native to	Indonesia, Malaysia
Region	Borneo
Native speakers	330,000 (2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Malayic Kendayan; ; ;
Dialects	Belangin;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	knx
Glottolog	kend1254

Kendayan, or Salako (Selako), is a Malayic Dayak language of Borneo. The exact number of speakers remains unknown, but is estimated to be around 350,000.^[2]

The name Kendayan is preferred in Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Salako in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is sometimes referred to as bahasa Badameà, particularly in Bengkayang Regency and the areas near Singkawang City.^[3] Other dialects of Kendayan include Ahe, Banana and Belangin. Speakers of any of the dialects can understand speakers of any of the others.

^ Kendayan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Thomas, Joseph, J. B. Mangunsudarsono, Hery Suryatman and Abdussamad. 1985. Morfologi kata kerja bahasa Kendayan. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa (Departmenen Pedidikan dan Kebudayan)
^ Adelaar (2005)

[e18-1] Kendayan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Thomas, Joseph, J. B. Mangunsudarsono, Hery Suryatman and Abdussamad. 1985. Morfologi kata kerja bahasa Kendayan. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa (Departmenen Pedidikan dan Kebudayan)

[Adelaar_2005-3] Adelaar (2005)

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