Melanau

Melanau is a member of the North Bornean branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken by about 113,280 people, mainly in the Mukah division of Central Sarawak in Malaysia, and also in the Kuala Belait town area of Brunei.

Melanau is also known as Belana'u, Milanau or Milano. Dialects include Mukah-Oya, Balingian, Bruit, Dalat, Igan, Sarikei, Segahan, Prehan, Segalang and Siteng.

Latin alphabet for Melanau

Latin alphabet for Melanau

Download an alphabet chart for Melanau (Excel)

Details of the Melanau alphabet provided by Wolfram Siegel (PDF)

Sample text

Puji Maria peno bahada Allah Taala jegum kaau, penerkat kaau kuman segala amaho, jegum benerkat Anek no Jesus.

Tranlsation

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Source: https://www.language-museum.com/encyclopedia/m/melanau.php

Sample videos in Melanau

Links

Information about Melanau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanau_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mel
https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/47763
https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/30526

Bornean languages

Bonggi, Ida’an, Kadazandusun, Kelabit, Lun Bawang, Melanau, Rejang

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 16.08.21. Last modified: 06.01.22

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