Spoken living languages

BELAIT

[BEG] 700 (1995 P. Martin). Scattered areas in Belait District, Kampung Kiudang, in Tutong District. Alternate names: BALAIT JATI, LEMETING, METING. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Northwest, North Sarawakan, Berawan-Lower Baram, Lower Baram, Central, A.
 

BISAYA, BRUNEI

[BSB] 600 (1984 Dunn). East of Tutong 1 and east to the coast, west of Seria, a few villages near the Sarawak border. Alternate names: BISAYAH, BISAYA BUKIT, VISAYAK, BEKIAU, LORANG BUKIT, BASAYA, BESAYA, BISAIA, JILAMA BAWANG, JILAMA SUNGAI, SOUTHERN BISAYA. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Northwest, Sabahan, Dusunic, Bisaya, Southern.
 

BRUNEI

[KXD] 250,000 in Brunei (1984 SIL). Population total both countries 304,000 (1984 SIL). Alternate names: BRUNEI-KADAIAN, ORANG BUKIT. Dialects: BRUNEI MALAY, KEDAYAN (KADAIAN, KADAYAN, KADIAN, KADIEN, KADYAN, KARAYAN, KEDYAN, KEDIEN. KERAYAN), KAMPONG AYER. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Sundic, Malayic, Malayan, Local Malay.
 

CHINESE, HAKKA

[HAK] 3,000 in Brunei, 5.94% of ethnic Chinese (1979). 44,400 speakers of all Chinese languages (1989). Alternate names: HAKKA. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
 

CHINESE, MANDARIN

[CHN] 15,000 in Brunei, 29.7% of ethnic Chinese (1979). Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
 

CHINESE, MIN DONG

[CDO] 6,000 in Brunei, 11.88% of ethnic Chinese (1979). Dialects: FOOCHOW. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
 

CHINESE, MIN NAN

[CFR] 10,000 in Brunei (1979). Alternate names: MIN NAN, MINNAN. Dialects: CHAOCHOW (TIUCHIU, TEOCHOW), HAINAN, FUJIAN (HOKKIEN). Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
 

CHINESE, YUE

[YUH] 3,500 in Brunei, 6.93% of ethnic Chinese (1979). Alternate names: YUE, YUEH, CANTONESE. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
 

ENGLISH

[ENG] 8,000 in Brunei. 16% of ethnic Chinese speak English as first language. Probably other first language speakers. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
 

IBAN

[IBA] 15,000 in Brunei (1995 P. Martin). Rural areas of Belait and Tutong districts, and Temburong District. Alternate names: SEA DAYAK. Dialects: BATANG LUPAR, BUGAU. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Sundic, Malayic, Malayic-Dayak, Ibanic.
 

LUNDAYEH

[LND] 300 in Brunei (1987 Langub). 7 villages in Temburong District. Alternate names: LUN BAWANG, LUN DAYE, BRUNEI MURUT, SOUTHERN MURUT, MURUT. Dialects: TRUSAN. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Northwest, North Sarawakan, Dayic, Kelabitic.
 

MALAY

[MLI] Alternate names: STANDARD MALAY. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Sundic, Malayic, Malayan, Local Malay.
 

MELANAU

[MEL] 200 Mukah in Brunei (1995 P. Martin). Around Kuala Belait town. Alternate names: MILANAU, MILANO, BELANA'U. Dialects: MUKAH-OYA (MUKAH, MUKA, OYA, OYA', OGA). Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Northwest, Melanau-Kajang, Melanau.
 

PENAN, EASTERN

[PEZ] East of the Baram River, Apoh River district. Alternate names: 'PUNAN'. Dialects: PENAN APOH. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Punan-Nibong.
 

PENAN, WESTERN

[PNE] 50 in Brunei (1988 Lian). West of the Baram River. Dialects: NIBONG (NIBON, PENAN NIBONG), BOK PENAN (BOK), PENAN SILAT, PENAN GANG (GANG), PENAN LUSONG (LUSONG), SIPENG (SPENG), PENAN LANYING, JELALONG PENAN. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Punan-Nibong.
 

TUTONG 1

[TTX] 15,000 in Brunei (1995 P. Martin). Population total both countries 25,000 (1981 Wurm and Hattori). Alternate names: DUSUN. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Northwest, Sabahan, Dusunic, Bisaya, Southern.
 

TUTONG 2

[TTG] 12,000 (1996 Martin, Ozog, and Poedjosoedarmo). Around Tutong town on the coast and central Tutong District. Alternate names: TUTUNG. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo, Northwest, North Sarawakan, Berawan-Lower Baram, Lower Baram, Central, B.