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Dusun Witu language

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Witu
Dusun Witu
Native toIndonesia
RegionKalimantan
Native speakers
5,000 (2003)[1]
Dialects
  • Dusun Pepas
  • Dusun Witu
Language codes
ISO 639-3duw
Glottologdusu1267

Dusun Witu, or Witu, is a language spoken by the Dusun Witu people of Borneo specifically in Kalimantan Tengah Province, South Barito regency, near Pendang and Buntokecil towns; south of Muarateweh town in Indonesia. It is closely related to the Malagasy language spoken in Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ Witu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)