Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
The Kayanic or Kayan–Murik languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Borneo by the Kayan, Morek Baram, Bahau, and related peoples.
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
Some Kayanic-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia:[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Smith, Alexander (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
- ^ Smith, Alexander D. (2019). "A Reconstruction of Proto-Segai-Modang" (PDF). Oceanic Linguistics. 58 (2): 353–385. doi:10.1353/ol.2019.0012.
- ^ Smith, Alexander D. (2018). "Kayanic comparative vocabularies". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ScholarSpace. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Pontianak: Institut Dayakologi. ISBN 978-979-97788-5-7.
- ^ Istiyani, Chatarina Pancer (2008). Memahami peta keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Institut Dayakologi.
External links
Wikivoyage has an entry for Kayan phrasebook.