Melanau–Kajang languages
The Melanau–Kajang languages or Central Sarawak languages are a group of languages spoken in Sarawak, Malaysia, by the Melanau, Kenyah, and related peoples.
Melanau–Kajang | |
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Central Sarawak | |
Geographic distribution | Borneo |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Subdivisions |
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Glottolog | sara1342[1] |
Classification
Smith (2017)
Smith (2017)[2] uses the term Central Sarawak, and puts it as an independent branch within the Greater North Borneo subgroup. He classifies the languages as follows.
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References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Sarawak–Melanau–Kajang". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Smith, Alexander. 2017. The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
- Rensch, Calvin R. 2012. Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak. SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.
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