Bamayo language
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Austronesian language spoken in Borneo
| Bamayo | |
|---|---|
| Delang–Kayung–Banana’ | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Borneo |
Native speakers | (520,000 cited 1981)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xdy |
| Glottolog | mala1480 |
Bamayo (Bumayoh)[2] is a Malayic Dayak language of Borneo.
Bamayo dialects form a chain that may be better considered three separate languages. Wurm and Hattori (1981) list these dialects as Delang (200,000 speakers), Kayung (100,000 speakers), Banana’ (100,000 speakers), Tapitn (300 speakers), Mentebah-Suruk (20,000 speakers), Semitau (10,000 speakers), and Suhaid (10,000 speakers), and additionally Arut (Sukarame), Lamandau (Landau Kantu), Sukamara (Kerta Mulya), Riam (Nibung Terjung), Belantikan (Sungkup), Tamuan, Tomun, Pangin, Sekakai, and Silat.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bamayo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ listed in Ethnologue simply as "Malayic Dayak"
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