One Orthography, Four Lects: The Unified Berawan Orthography

• Main Authors: Burkhardt, Jurgen Martin, Burkhardt, Jey Lingam *, Hoon, A. L.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Borneo Studies (IBS), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2020
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics; PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1334/; http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJK/issue/view/160
• Institution: Sunway University

Berawan is an endangered Austronesian language family consisting of four lects, which are Batu Belah, Long Teru, Long Jegan, and Long Terawan. Their settlements are located in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The impetus for a unified orthography came from the Berawan community, who desire to write t...