| Nativename | Bhasa Narom |
|---|---|
| Region | Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| Ethnicity | 4,000 (2012)[1]
10,000 Miriek[2] |
| Speakers | ? |
| Familycolor | Austronesian |
| Fam 2 | Malayo-Polynesian |
| Fam 3 | North Bornean |
| Fam 4 | North Sarawakan |
| Fam 5 | Berawan–Lower Baram |
| Fam 6 | Lower Baram |
| Fam 7 | Lelak–Narom |
| Dia 1 | Bakong |
| Dia 2 | Daliʼ |
| Dia 3 | Miriʼ |
| Iso 3 | nrm |
| Glotto | naro1251 |
| Glottorefname | Narom |
Narom language (sometimes spelled Narum) is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Lower Baram branch. It is spoken by some 2,420[3] Narom people in Sarawak, Malaysia, and particularly in the Miri Division and the area south of Baram River mouth. The language has three dialects, Bakong, Daliʼ and Miriʼ.
References
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- ^ Jatti Miriek want ethnic recognition from Sarawak govt
- ^ Wurm, Stephen A. and Shiro Hattori (eds.) (1981). Language Atlas of the Pacific Area. Australian Academy of the Humanities in collaboration with the Japan Academy, Canberra, ISBN 0-85883-239-9
External links
- Kaipuleohone has archived materials that include Miri kin terms and other written materials
- Kaipuleohone has also archived Narom audio recordings and fieldnotes of basic linguistic features in Narom