Laraʼ language

"Luru" redirects here. For the fictional deity, see Lurue.

Laraʼ (also called Luru, Berkati, Bakati, Bekatiq, Bekatiʼ Nyam-Pelayo, Bekatiʼ Kendayan, and Rara Bakatiʼ) is a language spoken by some 19,000 people in Borneo, on both the Indonesian side (West Kalimantan)^[2] and Malaysian side (Sarawak) of the island. Most information about it has been gathered by various Christian missionary groups.

Laraʼ
Native to	Indonesia, Malaysia
Region	Borneo
Native speakers	23,000 (2000–2004)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Land Dayak Bekati’ Laraʼ
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lra
Glottolog	rara1235

References

1. Laraʼ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Map of the Distribution of Laraʼ. The Linguist List. Accessed 2009-05-10