Kayan–Murik_languages

Kayan–Murik languages

Kayan–Murik languages

Subgroup of the Austronesian language family

For the unrelated "Kayan" language spoken by the Kayan people of Burma, see Padaung language.

The Kayanic or Kayan–Murik languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Borneo by the Kayan, Morek Baram, Bahau, and related peoples.

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Languages

The Kayanic languages are:

Robert Blust (1991) specifically excluded Kayan from his North Bornean languages. He removed Bukat from Kayan in 2010.

Müller-Schwaner Punan languages are classified by Smith (2017)[1] as Central Sarawak.

Smith (2017, 2019)

Smith (2017, 2019) classifies the Kayanic languages as follows:[1][2]

  • Kayanic
    • Kayan–Murik
      • Kayan (Baram, Rejang-Busang, Bahau, Data Dian)
      • Murik–Merap (Ngorek, Pua’, Huang Bau, Merap)
    • Segai–Modang
      • Segai (Gaai, (Punan) Kelai)
      • Modang (Kelinjau Modang, Wahau Modang, Long Gelat)

Smith (2018) is a lexical database of Wahau, Gaai, Kelai, Woq Helaq (Jiu Luai), Méi lan, Woq Helaq (Hibau), Long Gelat, Ngorek, Mpraa, Baram Kayan, Apo Kayan, Balui Liko Kayan, Busang, and Bahau Saq.[3]

West Kalimantan groups

Main article: List of Dayak groups of West Kalimantan

Some Kayanic-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia:[4][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Smith, Alexander (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
  2. [2]
    Smith, Alexander D. (2019). "A Reconstruction of Proto-Segai-Modang" (PDF). Oceanic Linguistics. 58 (2): 353–385. doi:10.1353/ol.2019.0012.
  3. [3]
    Smith, Alexander D. (2018). "Kayanic comparative vocabularies". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ScholarSpace. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  4. [4]
    Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Pontianak: Institut Dayakologi. ISBN 978-979-97788-5-7.
  5. [5]
    Istiyani, Chatarina Pancer (2008). Memahami peta keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Institut Dayakologi.
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