Jagoi language
Appearance
Jagoi | |
---|---|
Bau | |
Native to | Malaysia |
Region | Sarawak |
Native speakers | 29,000 (2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
Dialects |
|
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sne |
Glottolog | baub1235 |
Jagoi, Singai or Bau, is a Dayak language of Borneo. Gumbang dialect may be closer to Tringgus.[citation needed][original research?]
Bau language is divided into 7 slangs namely Jagoi,- notably from serikin, stass,serasot etc towards kampung selampit in lundu, Bratak,- speakers from kupua(kampung/village) around the Bung Bratak( Mount Bratak), Singai,- a slang use in area and villages around Mount Singai (from Kampung Apar towards kampung Bobak) , Biroih,- speaker from Kampung Skiat area towards Kampung Seropak and towards Peninjau Lama (Serumbu area) who originated from Mount Podam, Krokuang/krokong,- speaker in the Krokong area in Bau, Gumbang in Gumbang area and Tringgus in Kampung Tringgus.
References
- ^ Jagoi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)