Kayan–Murik languages
| Kayanic | |
|---|---|
| Kayan–Murik | |
| Geographic distribution | central Borneo |
| Linguistic classification |
Austronesian
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | kaya1333[1] |
The Kayan or Kayan–Murik languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Borneo by the Kayan, Punan, and related peoples.
They are,
- Kayan proper: Bahau, various languages called Kayan
- Modang: Modang, Segai (Punan Kelai)
- Muller-Schwaner "Punan": Hovongan, Aoheng, (Punan) Aput, Punan Merah, Kereho-Uheng
- Murik
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)[2] as Central Sarawak.
Smith (2017)[2] classifies the Kayanic languages as follows.
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kayanic". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- 1 2 Smith, Alexander. 2017. The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
External links
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Wikivoyage has an entry for Kayan phrasebook. |
- Kaipuleohone archived materials of Kayan from the Robert Blust collection (RB2-003-A, RB2-003-C).
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