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ISO 639-3 · sdxsdx
Austronesian family

Sibu

Sibu is a language of the Melanau–Bintulu branch (Austronesian), spoken in Malaysia.

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At a glance
ISO 639-3
sdx
Glottocode
sibu1258
Wikipedia
2 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
7EGIDS level

Facts

NameSibu
Also calledSibu language, Sibu Melanau

Vitality

EGIDS 7 Shifting7

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Austronesian to Sibu

The branches above Sibu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1039Austronesianfamily944Malayo-Polynesianbranch58Greater North Borneobranch8Melanau–BintulubranchsdxSibulanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Malaysia113 languages in the index

Also spoken in Malaysia

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 maraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafepanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafejavJavaneseAustronesian · 84.3 m4 · EducationaltamTamilDravidian · 83 m2 · ProvincialmsaMalayAustronesian · 77 mkorKoreanKoreanic · 73.2 m1 · NationalyueYue ChineseSino-Tibetan · 62.2 m2 · Provincial