Language

Western Penan

Western Penan is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.

New Testament

Scripture in Western Penan

The New Testament is reported in Western Penan.

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 Western Penan is spoken

  • Malaysia
  • Brunei
  • Indonesia

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About Western Penan

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
pne
Glottocode
west2563
Also known as
Penan, Western · Penan, Western: Sipeng

Dialects and varieties 13

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

  • Bok PenanNo known Scripture
  • Penan ApoNo known Scripture
  • Penan GangNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: ApoNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: BokNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: GangNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: JelalongNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: LanyingNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: LusongNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: NibongNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: SilatNo known Scripture
  • Penan, Western: SipengNo known Scripture
  • Punan: Long SuleNo 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.