[An-lang] Agabag language in Northern Kalimantan

[antonia soriente]

Hi,
I had responded privately to Angela Kluge's post and I think it's better 
if I share my information on Agabag here.

I have some sociolinguistic information on Agabag though I have not 
studied the language yet. It is spoken by more than 6000 people in 
Lumbis, Nunukan Northern Kalimantan. They are also known as Abai and 
Tinggalang but I am not sure whether these labels refer to exonyms or to 
different dialects. One speaker told me that Abai is the term Putuk (Lun 
Daye) people in Malinau refer to them. Agabag comes from the word abag 
that means loincloth. They are related to Tagol too (also this label 
needs clarification). Some of them say their language is related to 
Tidung and to Timogun Murut. I do not know anything about the relation 
to Kalabakan.

Thanks to Paul Kroeger for all the additional information he posted.
Antonia

Il 28/01/16 2:55 AM, Angela Kluge ha scritto:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Have you ever heard of a language called Agabag (or maybe Agabak)? There
> are reports that this language is being spoken in northern Kalimantan
> (the Indonesian part of Borneo) in the area of Nunukan. Reportedly, the
> language is closely related to Kalabakan [kve].
>
> Best wishes,
> Angela Kluge
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Antonia Soriente
Indonesian language and literature
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University of Naples 'L'Orientale'
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