Belait is a member of the North Bornean branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken by about 700 people mainly in the Belait District of Brunei, particularly in the villages of Kuala Balai and Labi. It is also in the Kiudang subdistrict of Tutong District in Brunei, and in nearby parts of northern Sarawak in Malaysia. Belait is considered endangered as it is spoken mainly by adults, who speak Brunei Malay to their children.
Belait is also known as Balait Jati, Lemetting or Metteng. Dialects include Metting and Bong. It can be written with the Latin alphabet.
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belait_language#Grammar
Information about Belait
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belait_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belait_(langue)
https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/9729
https://www.elararchive.org/dk0662/
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/bela1260
Belait, Bonggi, Ida’an, Kadazandusun, Kelabit, Lun Bawang, Melanau, Rejang
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 16.01.25. Last modified: 16.01.25
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