Land Dayak languages

Subgroup of the Austronesian language family

The Land Dayak languages are a group of dozen or so languages spoken by the Bidayuh Land Dayaks of Borneo, and by some, also spoken by the Rejang people of southwestern Sumatra.

Languages

Glottolog

Glottolog classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.

• Benyadu-Bekatiʼ: Bekatiʼ (Bekatiq), Sara, Laraʼ (Rara), Benyaduʼ
• Bidayuh:
  • Bukar–Sadong (Serian)
  • Biatah–Tringgus, Jagoi (Bau and Jagoi Babang district of Bengkayang Regency)
• Southern: Djongkang, Kembayan (both in Sanggau Regency), Semandang (mainly in northern part of Ketapang Regency), Ribun, Sanggau
• Rejang languages

In 2020, Semandang was split into Beginci, Gerai, and Semandang for ISO 639-3 by SIL International.^[1]

Smith (2017)

Smith (2017)^[2] classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.

• Banyadu-Bekati (Banyadu, Bekati, Rara, Lara)
• Bidayuh-Southern Land Dayak
  • Bidayuh (Bau-Jagoi, Bukar-Sadong, Sungkung, Hliboi, Biatah)
  • Southern Land Dayak (Golik, Jangkang, Ribun, Sanggau, Simpang)

West Kalimantan groups

List of Bidayuh-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia:^[3][4]

Some possible Bidayuh-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia:

References

1. Lyons, Melinda (May 15, 2020). "ISO 639-3 Change Requests Series 2019Summary of Outcomes with Additions" (PDF). SIL International. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. Smith, Alexander. 2017. The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
3. Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Pontianak: Institut Dayakologi. ISBN 978-979-97788-5-7.
4. Istiyani, Chatarina Pancer (2008). Memahami peta keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Institut Dayakologi.

Bibliography

• Noeb, Jonas; Rensch, Calvin R.; Rensch, Carolyn M.; Ridu, Robert Sulis. 2012. The Bidayuh Language: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Revised and Expanded). SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.

External links

• Digitized works on Land Dayak at the SOAS Library