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Basap language

Basap language

Austronesian language spoken in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Not to be confused with Sajau Basap language.

Basap is an Austronesian language spoken in Borneo, Indonesia.

Quick Facts Native to, Region ...

Within Kalimantan Timur and Kalimantan Utara provinces, Basap speakers are scattered across Berau, Bulungan, Kutai Kartanegara, Penajam Paser Utara, and Kutai Timur regencies. Dialects are Jembayan, Bulungan, Berau, Dumaring, Binatang, and Karangan (Ethnologue).

Smith (2018)[2] considers Basap to have formed part of an ancient linkage of early forms of Barito languages in eastern Kalimantan.

Phonology

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
More information Front, Central ...

References

  1. [1]
    Basap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Smith, Alexander D. 2018. The Barito Linkage Hypothesis, with a Note on the Position of Basap. JSEALS Volume 11.1 (2018).
  3. [3]
    Ibrahim, Sjahrial S.A.R.; Effendi, Rustam; Lambut, M.P. (1991). Struktur Bahasa Bosap (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
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