Bulungan language explained

Bulungan
States:	Indonesia
Region:	North Kalimantan
Ethnicity:	Bulungan
Speakers:	30,000
Date:	2002
Ref:	e25
Familycolor:	Austronesian
Fam2:	Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:	Greater North Borneo (?)
Fam4:	Sabahan (?)
Iso3:	blj
Glotto:	bolo1268

The Bulungan language is an Austronesian language spoken in Bulungan Regency, North Kalimantan. The language was the court language of the Bulungan Sultanate. The classification of this language is not clear. Glottolog places it in the Sabahan group.^{[1] [2]}

Spread

The Bulungan language is predominantly spoken in eight villages in Bulungan Regency, namely:^[3]

• Tanjung Palas: Antutan, Tanjung Palas Ulu, Tanjung Palas Tengah, Tanjung Palas Ilir
• West Tanjung Palas: Mara Ilir
• East Tanjung Palas: Mangkupadi
• Peso: Long Bia
• Sekatak: Sekatak Puji

Further reading

• Book: Adul, M. Asfandi. 1985. Struktur Bahasa Bulungan. Jakarta. Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glottolog 4.5 - Bolongan. glottolog.org. 2022-01-09.
2. Web site: Unclassified. Ethnologue. en. 2022-01-09.
3. Book: Arifin. M. Bahri. Rijal. Syamsul. 2019. Bahasa Daerah di Kalimantan Utara. Yogyakarta. Istana Agency. 978-623-7313-24-3.