Melanau language

Melanau
Melanau
Central Melanau
Native to	Malaysia, Brunei
Region	Sarawak and neighbouring Brunei
Ethnicity	Melanau people
Native speakers	(110,000 cited 2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean Melanau–Kajang Melanau; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; mel – Central Melanau; dro – Daro-Matu Melanau; sdx – Sibu Melanau
Glottolog	cent2101 Central; daro1239 Daro-Matu; sibu1258 Sibu

Melanau is an Austronesian language spoken in the coastal area of the Rajang delta on northwest Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia and Brunei. There are several dialects—Mukah-Oya, Balingian, Bruit, Dalat, Lawas, Igan, Sarikei, Segahan, Prehan, Segalang, and Siteng.