| Kanowit | |
|---|---|
| Tanjong | |
| Native to | Malaysia,Brunei |
| Region | Sarawak and neighboring Brunei |
| Ethnicity | Melanau people |
Native speakers | (200 cited 2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kxn |
| Glottolog | kano1244 |
| ELP | Kanowit-Tanjong |
TheKanowit language, also calledSerau Tet Kanowit (language of the Kanowit people), is anAustronesian language spoken inSarawak, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It is mutually intelligible with theTanjong (alternatively spelledTanjung) language, which is spoken even further upriver near the town of Kapit. Tanjong may be a separate language from Kanowit. However, both languages currently share the denominationkxn inISO 639-3.[2] Kanowit is primarily spoken in Kampung Bedil, a village located approximately one mile up theRajang River fromKanowit Town.[3]
Some Kanowit vocabulary translated into English:[4]
| Kanowit | English |
|---|---|
| bahah | 'husked rice', 'seed' |
| balak | 'banana' |
| buyaʔ | 'because' |
| kapan | 'thick' |
| kəbeh | 'die' |
| lakəy | 'old (age)' |
| mañit | 'sharp' |
| məlut | 'sleep' |
| mərəw | 'woman' |
| musuŋ | 'lips', 'beak' |
| nəlabaw | 'ask' |
| ñaga | 'to fry' |
| pəloʔon | 'ten' |
| sak | 'red', 'ripe' |
| sidəp | 'aflame' |
| supat | 'swollen' |
| təjalaŋ | 'rhinoceros hornbill' |
| tənawan | 'person' |
| tigah | 'straight' |
| ubaʔ | 'word' |
| ubəl | 'mute' |
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