The Bidayuh Language Yesterday, Today and ... - SIL International

Foreword by Y. B. Datuk Michael Manyin
Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition
Part I
Language Development in Bidayuh:
Past, Present and Future
1 Who are the Bidayuh?
1.1 The origins and character of the Bidayuh
Contents
1.2 Classifications of the Bidayuh, past and present
1.2.1 By location
1.2.2 By cultural characteristics—as Land Dayaks
1.2.3 The process of Bidayuh self-identification
2 Language development before 1963
2.1 The setting
2.2 Wordlists, dictionaries and other research
2.3 Christian materials
2.4 Education
2.4.1 During the Brooke regime (1841–1941)
2.4.2 During British colonial rule (1946–1963)
3 Language development after 1963
3.1 The Borneo Literature Bureau
3.2 The Bidayuh–English Dictionary
3.3 Radio Sarawak / RTM
3.4 Bidayuh singers
3.5 Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak
3.6 The Sarawak Gazette and Sarawak Museum Journal
3.7 Oral Traditions project
3.8 Continuing activities of the churches
4 Recent efforts to develop the Bidayuh language
4.1 Causes for concern
4.2 Efforts towards language unity and language development
5 The Bidayuh Language Development Project
5.1 Project goals
5.2 Some project objectives
5.3 Project activities
5.3.1 Linguistic research and presentation of findings
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