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(Redirected from Western Penan language) Austronesian language spoken in Borneo For other languages known as "Penan" or "Punan", see Punan language (disambiguation) ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›

Nibong
Penan
Native to	Malaysia, Brunei
Region	Sarawak, Borneo
Ethnicity	Penan people
Native speakers	ca. 13,000 (2007–2011)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean North Sarawakan Kenyah? Nibong
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `pez` – Eastern Penan `pne` – Western Penan
Glottolog	`east2485` Eastern `west2563` Western
ELP	Eastern Penan

Penan, also known as Punan-Nibong, is a language complex spoken by the Penan people of Borneo. They are related to the Kenyah languages. Glottolog shows Western Penan as closer to Sebop than it is to Eastern Penan.

References

Eastern Penan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Western Penan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Western Penan". Glottolog 4.3.

External links

ELAR archive of Eastern Penan

Malayo–Chamic *

Iban–Malayan

North Borneo *

Greater
Dusunic *

Bisaya–Lotud	Brunei Bisaya Lotud
Dusunic	Eastern Kadazan Kadazandusun Central Dusun Coastal Kadazan Klias River Kadazan Kota Marudu Talantang Kuijau Momogun / Rungus
Paitanic	Kinabatangan Serudung Abai Sungai Tombonuwo

Greater
Murutic *

Papar Tatana ?
Murutic	Baukan Ganaʼ Kalabakan Keningau Nunukan Tidung Okolod Paluan Selungai Sembakung Sesayap Tidung Tagol Timugon

Others

Moklenic ?
- Moken
- Moklen
Rejang ?
Sundanese
- Old Sundanese †
- Baduy
- Bantenese
- Cirebonese

* indicates proposed status
? indicates classification dispute
† indicates extinct status

Greater North Borneo languages

North Borneo *

Northeast Sabah *

Southwest Sabah *

Greater
Dusunic *

Bisaya–Lotud	Brunei Bisaya Lotud
Dusunic	Kadazandusun Central Dusun Coastal Kadazan Kuijau Eastern Kadazan Kota Marudu Talantang Rungus / Momogun Klias River Kadazan
Paitanic	Tombonuwo Kinabatangan Abai Sungai Serudung

Greater
Murutic *

Tatana ? Papar
Murutic	Tagol Timugon Keningau Selungai Sembakung Baukan Okolod Paluan Ganaʼ Kalabakan Nonukan Tidong Sesayap Tidong

Malayo–Chamic *

Iban–Malayan

Sundanese

Sundanese
- Old Sundanese †
- Baduy
- Bantenese
- Cirebonese

Rejang ?

Rejang

Moklenic ?

Moken
Moklen

* indicates proposed status
? indicates classification dispute
† indicates extinct status

v t e Languages of Brunei
Official language	Malay
Lingua franca	Brunei Malay English
Minority languages	Belait Chinese Dusun Bisaya Iban Lun Bawang Melanau Berawan Tutong Tamil Sian Penan-Nibong

Languages of Malaysia

Main

Official	Malaysian English comparison with British English Arabic

Families

Natives &
Indigenous

Nationwide	Malay
Peninsular Malaysia	Batek Cheq Wong Duanoʼ Jah Hut Jahai Jakun Jedek Johor–Riau Malay Johor Malay Malacca Malay Selangor Malay Judeo-Malay Kedah Malay Kelantan-Pattani Malay Kenaboi Kensiu Kintaq Kristang Lanoh Mah Meri Minriq Mintil Negeri Sembilan Malay Mos Orang Kanaq Orang Seletar Pahang Malay Perak Malay Reman Malay Sabüm Semai Semaq Beri Semelai Semnam Southern Thai Temiar Temoq Temuan Terengganu Malay Wila'
East Malaysia	Abai Bahau Bajau Belait Berawan Biatah Bintulu Bonggi Bookan Bruneian/Kedayan Malay Brunei Bisaya Bukar–Sadong Bukitan Coastal Kadazan Daro-Matu Dumpas Dusun Eastern Kadazan Ganaʼ Iban Ida'an Jagoi Jangkang Kajaman Kalabakan Kanowit Kayan Kelabit Kendayan Keningau Murut Kinabatangan Kiput Klias River Kadazan Kota Marudu Talantang Kuijau Lahanan Lelak Lengilu Lotud Lun Bawang Mainstream Kenyah Melanau Momogun Murik Kayan Narom Nonukan Tidong Okolod Paluan Papar Punan Bah-Biau Punan Batu Penan Remun Sa'ban Sabah Bisaya Sama Sarawak Malay Sebop Sekapan Selungai Murut Sembakung Seru Serudung Sian Sungai Tagol Timugon Tombonuwo Tring Tringgus Tutoh Ukit Umaʼ Lasan

Significant
minority

Chinese	Sino-Tibetan Yue Cantonese Malaysian Cantonese Hakka Min Eastern Min Fuqing Fuzhou Hainanese Pu-Xian Min Southern Min Hokkien Southern Peninsular Malaysian Hokkien Penang Hokkien Chaoshan Min Teochew Mandarin Chinese Malaysian Mandarin
Indian	Dravidian Malayalam Tamil Malaysian Tamil Telugu Indo-European Gujarati Hindi Punjabi Urdu
Indonesian archipelago	Acehnese Banjar Madurese Bawean Buginese Javanese Kerinci Mandailing Minangkabau Rawa
Philippine	Philippine Iranun Maranao Molbog Suluk
Others	Cham

Creoles

Mixed & Others

Immigrants

Signs

Main	Malaysian Sign Language Manually Coded Malay
By states	Penang Sign Language Selangor Sign Language

Extinct languages
Nearly extinct languages

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