Dusunic languages
Language group of Borneo
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The Dusunic languages are a group of languages spoken by the Bisaya and Dusun (including Kadazan and Rungus), and related peoples in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo.
Geographic
distributionSabah
distributionSabah
Subdivisions
- Bisaya–Lotud
- Dusunic proper
| Dusunic | |
|---|---|
| Dusun-Bisaya | |
| Geographic distribution | Sabah |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
| Subdivisions |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | dusu1277 (Dusunic)bisa1270 (Bisaya–Lotud) |
Languages
The Dusunic languages are classified as follows.[1]
- Bisaya–Lotud: Brunei Bisaya, Sabah Bisaya, Lotud
- Dusun: Central Dusun–Coastal Kadazan, Kuijau, Papar, Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan, Kota Marudu Talantang, Kimaragang–Tebilung–Rungus, Klias River Kadazan
Dumpas may also belong here.
Not all languages spoken by the Dusun people belong to this group; the East Barito languages include several which are also named 'Dusun'.
Lobel (2016)
Lobel (2016) covers the following Dusunic languages:
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