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Where is Brunei spoken?

Brunei is an Austronesian language, spoken in Brunei and Malaysia. It is marked on the map by a ringed point.

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Key

Language families (largest ten)

  • Atlantic-Congo
  • Austronesian
  • Sino-Tibetan
  • Indo-European
  • Afro-Asiatic
  • Nuclear Trans New Guinea
  • Otomanguean
  • Austroasiatic
  • Tai-Kadai
  • Pama-Nyungan

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  • Point A language with no area map. The dot sits at its Glottolog position, in its family colour.

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Where Brunei is spoken

Brunei is spoken in 2 countries: Brunei and Malaysia.

Country
Brunei
Malaysia

Brunei has no area on the map because no open area map covers it. The ringed point is the position Glottolog gives for the language.

How many people speak Brunei?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Not endangered. Glottolog lists it as not endangered: it is still being passed on to children.

Where Brunei sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies Brunei as follows, from the largest family down to the language itself.

  1. Austronesian
  2. Malayo-Polynesian
  3. Malayo-Chamic
  4. Malayic
  5. Nuclear Malayic
  6. East Borneo Malay
  7. Banjar-Berau-Brunei Malay
  8. Berau-Brunei Malay
  9. Bruneic Malay
  10. Brunei-Bacan Malay
  11. Brunei

Related languages

Other languages in the Brunei-Bacan Malay group:

More about Brunei

Codes: ISO 639-3 kxd, Glottolog brun1242. Glottolog macroarea: Papunesia.

Questions about Brunei

Where is Brunei spoken?

Brunei is spoken in Brunei and Malaysia. On the map it is shown as a single point, because no open area map covers it.

Which language family is Brunei in?

Glottolog places Brunei in the Austronesian family, in the branch Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Nuclear Malayic, East Borneo Malay, Banjar-Berau-Brunei Malay, Berau-Brunei Malay, Bruneic Malay and Brunei-Bacan Malay.

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