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Dayak Ngaju

ABOUT ME AND MY LANGUAGE

Your first name Migraliette
Your last name Purbaranti
E-mail: migraliette@yahoo.com
Preferred name(s) of your language Dayak Ngaju
Alternative names
Language classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Barito, West, South
Geographical areas where spoken Central Kalimantan (Kahayan, Kapuas, Upper Barito)
Approximate number of monolingual speakers
Approximate number of fluent speakers
Other languages spoken in area/country Indonesian, Banjarese
Official language(s) in your country Indonesian
Language(s) used at school as a child Indonesian
Language(s) used by teachers today Indonesian
Do the representatives of neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your language Yes
If the answer to the above question is yes, please specify Dayak Manyan
Does your language have a widely accepted writing system? Yes
If you answered yes, what materials are written? School books, legal document, strories
NUMBERS
one ije
two due
three telu
four epat
five lime
six jahawen
seven uju
eight hanya
nine jalatien
ten sapuluh