Iban language is spoken by the Iban, a branch of the Dayak ethnic group, who live in Brunei, the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan and in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.
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12 Facts About Iban language
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The Iban language is closely related to Malay, more closely to Sarawakian Malay.
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Previously, the Iban language were referred to during the colonial period as "Sea Dayaks".
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Language is mostly taught to students in rural areas with a majority Iban population, including Baleh, Betong, Sri Aman, Saratok, Lubok Antu, Pelagus, Pakan and Julau.
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Iban language can be subdivided into different sub-ethnic groups, each of which speak in different dialects.
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Iban language has a six-vowel system, with five cardinal vowels plus schwa:.
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The Iban language syllabary is published but is not widely distributed; recent efforts by Dr Bromeley Philip of Universiti Teknologi MARA to promote and revitalize the use of script have resulted in the creation of digital fonts, a teaching program, and the transcription of several traditional folktales.
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Iban language's aim is to help preserve the Iban alphabet in digital form in the modern world.
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The LaserIban language is available for Windows and Macintosh computers and is completely cross-platform compatible.
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Iban language has separate words for inclusive and exclusive we, and distinguishes singular, dual, and plural.
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Demonstrative adverbs in Iban language are closely related to the demonstrative pronouns in Iban language grammar.
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Iban language calendar is one month ahead of the Gregorian calendar as follows:.
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