Laraʼ (also called Luru, Berkati, Bakati, Bekatiq, Bekatiʼ Nyam-Pelayo, Bekatiʼ Kendayan, and Rara Bakatiʼ) is a language spoken by some 19,000 people in
Borneo
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, on both the Indonesian side (
West Kalimantan
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)
Map of the Distribution of Laraʼ
The Linguist List
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. Accessed 2009-05-10 and Malaysian side (Sarawak
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) of the island. Most information about it has been gathered by various Christian missionary groups.
References
Land Dayak languages
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