Malayic Dayak languages
Austronesian language spoken in Borneo
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Malayic Dayak is a dialect chain of Malayic[2] spoken in West Kalimantan (North Kayong, Ketapang, Kapuas Hulu, Melawi, and Sintang) and the western part of Central Kalimantan (Lamandau, Sukamara, West Kotawaringin, Seruyan, and East Kotawaringin).
| Malayic Dayak | |
|---|---|
| Delang–Kayong–Banana’ | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan |
Native speakers | (520,000 cited 1981)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xdy |
| Glottolog | mala1480 |
Wurm and Hattori (1981) list these dialects as Delang (200,000 speakers), Kayong (100,000 speakers), Banana’ (100,000 speakers), Bamayo, Tapitn (300 speakers), Mentebah-Suruk (20,000 speakers), Semitau (10,000 speakers), Suhaid (10,000 speakers), and additionally Arut, Lamandau, Sukamara, Riam (Nibung Terjung), Belantikan (Sungkup), Tamuan, Tomun, Pangin, Sekakai, and Silat. These dialects should not be confused with the Ibanic branch or other Malayic languages spoken by the Dayaks.
Languages
Some of the Malayic Dayak languages that have been successfully identified and classified include:
