Salako is spoken in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia and the province of West Kalimantan in Indonesia.
Other dialects are spoken in the Pontianak, Bengkawang and Landak Regencies of West Kalimantan.
Dialects spoken in West Kalimantan have been influenced by the Indonesian, which is the national language of Indonesia.
The Ahe variety is also spoken as a lingua franca by native speakers with Land Dayak groups.
[3] However, younger speakers are typically educated through Indonesian away from the villages, which could affect language vitality in the future.