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Lara Language




  familycolor Austronesian
  states Indonesia
  region Borneo
  speakers 11,000
  fam2 Malayo-Polynesian
  fam3 Borneo-Philippines
  fam4 Land Dayak


Lara (also called '''Berkati''', '''Land Dajak II: Berkati''', '''Lara’''', and '''Luru''') is a language spoken by some 12,000 people in Borneo . Speakers are found in the Indonesian area of the island ( Kalimantan ) on the Upper Lundu and Sambas rivers, around Bengkayang east of Gunung Pendering , and to the north, in Pejampi and two other villages (incidentally, this is one of the most linguistically diverse places on the planet). It is also spoken in parts of Sarawak , the Malaysian portion of the island.

Most information about it has been gathered by various Christian missionary groups.


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