This article examines development and revitalisation initiatives for the Bidayuh language, spoken in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Bidayuh has six main variants which are not mutually intelligible. In addition, it is mainly used in rural settings and is not the main language of choice in mixed marriages. Moreover, Bidayuh did not have a standardised orthography until 2003. These factors have affected the development of the language, which is to be contrasted with the Iban language, spoken by the main ethnic group in Sarawak, which is currently offered in primary schools as Pupil’s Own Language (POL) and as an elective subject in the secondary school Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination. The focus of this article is the language developmen...
Bahasa Kadazandusun or BKD is the sole indigenous language offered in schools in Sabah, initially un...
The aim of this paper is to report the findings of a larger study that investigates variability of l...
In Sabah, as in the rest of Malaysia, many indigenous languages are threatened by language shift to ...
This article examines development and revitalisation initiatives for the Bidayuh language, spoken in...
This article outlines various strategies that can be adopted to support efforts to revitalize the la...
The population of speakers of indigenous languages all over the world is decreasing. This drop in nu...
Malaysia’s Indigenous language Bidayuh is declining in use and it will take a concerted effort to en...
Many attempts have been made to encourage the younger generation of indigenous communities to learn...
Malaysia, especially the states of Sabah and Sarawak are home to numerous indigenous languages. Acco...
Our study showed that maintaining Bidayuh in the current era is difficult and challenging due to the...
This chapter describes the role of indigenous languages in Sarawak schools, beginning with a brief b...
Currently the indigenous languages used as the medium of instruction in public schools in Malaysia a...
Bidayuh is an indigenous group living in Sarawak, Malaysia. The study examined the perceptions of Bi...
The study examined language choice of Bidayuh in mixed marriages with Melanau, Chinese, and Malay....
Currently the indigenous languages used as the medium of instruction in public schools in Malaysia...
Bahasa Kadazandusun or BKD is the sole indigenous language offered in schools in Sabah, initially un...
The aim of this paper is to report the findings of a larger study that investigates variability of l...
In Sabah, as in the rest of Malaysia, many indigenous languages are threatened by language shift to ...
This article examines development and revitalisation initiatives for the Bidayuh language, spoken in...
This article outlines various strategies that can be adopted to support efforts to revitalize the la...
The population of speakers of indigenous languages all over the world is decreasing. This drop in nu...
Malaysia’s Indigenous language Bidayuh is declining in use and it will take a concerted effort to en...
Many attempts have been made to encourage the younger generation of indigenous communities to learn...
Malaysia, especially the states of Sabah and Sarawak are home to numerous indigenous languages. Acco...
Our study showed that maintaining Bidayuh in the current era is difficult and challenging due to the...
This chapter describes the role of indigenous languages in Sarawak schools, beginning with a brief b...
Currently the indigenous languages used as the medium of instruction in public schools in Malaysia a...
Bidayuh is an indigenous group living in Sarawak, Malaysia. The study examined the perceptions of Bi...
The study examined language choice of Bidayuh in mixed marriages with Melanau, Chinese, and Malay....
Currently the indigenous languages used as the medium of instruction in public schools in Malaysia...
Bahasa Kadazandusun or BKD is the sole indigenous language offered in schools in Sabah, initially un...
The aim of this paper is to report the findings of a larger study that investigates variability of l...
In Sabah, as in the rest of Malaysia, many indigenous languages are threatened by language shift to ...