Language

Central Melanau

Central Melanau is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Malaysia and Brunei.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Central Melanau

Portions of Scripture are reported in Central Melanau.

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 Central Melanau is spoken

  • Malaysia
  • Brunei

See Central Melanau on the language map

About Central Melanau

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
mel
Glottocode
cent2101
Also known as
Melanau, Central · Melanau, Central: Balingian

Dialects and varieties 10

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

  • Melanau Central: SarikeiNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: BalingianNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: BruitNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: DalatNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: IganNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: Mukah-OyaNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: PrehanNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: SegahanNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: SegalangNo known Scripture
  • Melanau, Central: SitengNo 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.