Bakumpai language

Bakumpai is an Austronesian language belonging to the West Barito languages. It is spoken by about 100,000 Bakumpai people (a subgroup of Dayak people) living in the central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Bakumpai
Native toIndonesia
RegionKalimantan
Native speakers
100,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bkr
Glottologbaku1263[2]

Neighbouring ethnic groups are Banjar people, Ngaju people and Ma'anyan people. Thus there is high lexical similarity with the neighbouring languages (75% with Ngaju language, 45% with Banjar language).

Vocabulary comparison between Bakumpai, Ngjau and Indonesian

BakumpaiNgajuIndonesianEnglish
JidaDiaTidakNo
BekenBekenBukanNot
PaiPaiKakiLeg
KuehKuehManaWhere
Si-KuehBara-KuehDari manaFrom where
HituhHetuhSiniHere
Si-HituhIntu-HetuhDi siniRight here
BaraBaraDariFrom
KejawKejawJauhFar
Tukep / ParakTukepDekatNear
KumanKumanMakanEat
MihupMihopMinumDrink
LebuLewuKampungVillage
BatatapasBapukanMencuci pakaianWash clothes
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References

  1. Bakumpai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Bakumpai". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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