Kenyah

Kenyah is a member of the North Bornean branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken by about 50,000 people on the island of Borneo, particularly in the Bulungan and Malinau regencies in North Kalimantan province in Indonesia, and in the Usun Apau, Telang Usan and Belaga areas in the north of Sarawak in Malaysia.

Kenyah is also known as Mainstream Kenyah, Kenyah Proper, Highland Kenyah, Usun Apau, Usun Apau Kenyah or Bakung. There are numerous dialects, including Lepo' Tau, Lepo' Ke, Lepo' Maut and Bakung.

Kenyah alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Kenyah (Excel)

Sample text

Un dau Yesus neng ida: “Buk kem lemameʹ, pekini dau hem: Amai, Tekep meʹ nyelama ngadan ncoʹ iaʹ buheʹ. Nai ne puyan pengaren ncoʹ ngaren ameʹ kelunan.
Naʹ mameʹ, singket tau ne, penguman iaʹ sukat ke penguman meʹ.
Ngan sau ne penyalaʹ meʹ, moʹ ameʹ sau penyalaʹ mung dulu diaʹ un salaʹ neng ameʹ. Ngan ayen pedayo ameʹ tai sihoʹ pengeten iaʹ bioʹ.”

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/918/LUK.11.KNT

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample videos

Information about Kenyah | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Kenyah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Kenyah_language
https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahasa_Kenyah_Kelinyau
http://www.language-archives.org/language/xkl
https://belajarbahasakenyahsarawak.wordpress.com/2019/11/20/belajar-bahasa-kenyah-sarawak/

Kenyah Dictionary
https://www.kenyah.net/index.php/en/kenyah-dictionary
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/xkl
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/main1275

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Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 19.06.26. Last modified: 23.06.26

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