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Sabahan Languages
The Sabahan languages are a group of Austronesian languages mostly concentrated in the Malaysian state of Sabah, but also extended into neighbouring Sarawak of Malaysia, North Kalimantan of Indonesia, and the sovereign state of Brunei. Languages Blust (2010) The constituents are separated into two families in Blust (2010): ;Northeast Sabahan * Bonggi * Ida’an ;Southwest Sabahan * Dusunic (15) * Paitanic (4) * Murutic (7) * Tidong (5) Lobel (2013) Lobel (2013b, p. 47, 361) proposes the following internal classification of Southwest Sabahan, based on phonological and morphological evidence. *Greater Dusunic ** Dusunic ** Bisaya- Lotud ** Paitanic *Greater Murutic ** Murutic ** Tatana **Papar Lobel (2013:367–368) lists the following Proto-Southwest Sabahan phonological innovations that were developed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian. (Note: PSWSAB stands for Proto-Southwest Sabahan, while PMP stands for Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.) *PMP *h > PSWSAB Ø *PMP *a > PSWSAB *ə ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borneo
Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java Island, Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. The list of divided islands, island is politically divided among three states. The sovereign state of Brunei in the north makes up 1% of the territory. Approximately 73% of Borneo is Indonesian territory, and in the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak make up about 26% of the island. The Malaysian federal territory of Labuan is situated on a small island just off the coast of Borneo. Etymology When the sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Jorge de Menezes made contact with the indigenous people of Borneo, they referred to their island as ''Pulu K'lemantang'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidong Languages
The Murutic languages are a family of half a dozen closely related Austronesian languages, spoken in the northern inland regions of Borneo by the Murut and Tidung. Languages The Murutic languages are (Lobel 2013): *Murut proper Timugon Murut and Tagol Murut *Murut dialects Keningau Murut, Beaufort Murut (Binta’), Tabalunan/ Serudung Murut, Selungai Murut, Sembakung Murut, Okolod, Bookan, Tanggala Murut, Paluan, Agabag/Tinggalan Murut. *Tidung language Burusu, Kalabakan, Nonukan Tidong, Sesayap Tidong Tagol Murut is commonly used and understood by a large majority of the Murut peoples. Lobel (2013:360) also lists the languages Abai Sembuak, Abai Tubu, and Bulusu (all spoken near Malinau town in North Kalimantan) as Murutic languages. On the other hand, Abai Sungai, spoken in eastern Sabah, is a Paitanic language. Lobel (2016) Lobel (2016) covers the following Greater Murutic languages, including Tidong: * Tatana *Papar The ''Papar'' (; from Latin , via Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
