Language

Brunei

Brunei is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Canada and Malaysia.

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Scripture in Brunei

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From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Brunei is spoken

  • Brunei
  • Canada
  • Malaysia

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About Brunei

Part of
Malay (macrolanguage) (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
kxd
Glottocode
brun1242
Also known as
Brunei: Brunei

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Brunei as a whole.

  • Kampong AyerNo known Scripture
  • KedayanNo known Scripture
  • MalayNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.