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For the unrelated "Kayan" language spoken by the Kayan people of Burma, see
Padaung language.
Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
The Kayanic or KayanâMurik 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.
MĂŒller-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
- KayanâMurik
-
Kayan (Baram, Rejang-Busang, Bahau, Data Dian)
-
MurikâMerap (Ngorek, Puaâ, Huang Bau, Merap)
- SegaiâModang
-
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), MĂ©i 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
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