bornean

Everyday

1. From or to do with Borneo, the third-largest island in the world, in South-East Asia, shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. tree →
2. A person from Borneo. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and science lessons it describes the rainforest animals and peoples of Borneo: the Bornean orangutan, the Bornean pygmy elephant and the Dayak peoples. It tells the reader the place is the tropical island of Borneo. Conservation lessons talk about protecting Bornean rainforests from logging and palm oil plantations.

Examples

• The Bornean orangutan lives only on Borneo. tree →
• Bornean rainforests are among the oldest in the world. tree →
• We read about the Bornean pygmy elephant. tree →
• Many Bornean animals are endangered. tree →
• The Bornean jungle is hot and wet all year. tree →
• Our class adopted a Bornean orangutan through a charity. tree →
• Some Bornean peoples live in longhouses. tree →

Note

Proper adjective and noun, so write it with a capital B: Bornean. The input is lower case only because of the word list. Said «BOR-nee-un». Borneo is an island, not a country.