Melanau–Kajang languages

Melanau–Kajang
	Central Sarawak
Geographic; distribution	Borneo
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Greater North Borneo Melanau–Kajang; ; ;
Subdivisions	Kajang (Kayang); Melanau; Punan–Müller-Schwaner;
Glottolog	sara1342[1]

The Melanau–Kajang languages or Central Sarawak languages are a group of languages spoken in Sarawak, Malaysia, by the Melanau, Kenyah, and related peoples.

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.

Melanau (Dalat, Sarikei, Mukah, Balingian, Matu, Sibu, Kanowit)
Kajang (Kejaman, Sekapan, Lahanan)
Punan–Müller-Schwaner
- Punan
  - Punan Bah, Punan Tubu, Sajau
  - Punan Lisum, Punan Aput, Beketan, Ukit, Buket
- Müller-Schwaner
  - Hovongan
  - Kereho, Aoheng, Seputan

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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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[Glottolog-1] 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.

[Smith2017-2] Smith, Alexander. 2017. The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.