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Laraʼ
Native to Indonesia, Malaysia
Region Borneo
Native speakers
23,000 (2000–2004) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lra
Glottolog rara1235

Laraʼ (also called Luru, Berkati, Bakati, Bekatiq, Bekatiʼ Nyam-Pelayo, Bekatiʼ Kendayan, and Rara Bakatiʼ) is a language spoken by some 19,000 people in Borneo, on both the Indonesian side ( West Kalimantan) [2] and Malaysian side ( Sarawak) of the island. Most information about it has been gathered by various Christian missionary groups.

References

  1. ^ Laraʼ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Map of the Distribution of Laraʼ. The Linguist List. Accessed 2009-05-10