The Land Dayak languages are a group of dozen or so languages spoken by the
Bidayuh
Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, which are broadly similar in language and culture (see also issues below). The ...
Land Dayaks of
Borneo
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.
Languages
''Glottolog''
''Glottolog'' classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.
*Benyadu-Bekati:
Bekati (Bekatiq),
Sara,
Lara
Lara may refer to:
Places
* Lara (state), a state in Venezuela
*Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia
* Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey
* Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia
* Lara de los In ...
(Rara),
Benyadu
*Bidayuh:
**
Bukar–Sadong (Serian)
**
Biatah–
Tringgus,
Jagoi (Bau and Jagoi Babang district of
Bengkayang Regency
Bengkayang Regency () is a regency ("''kabupaten''") in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, (on the island of Borneo). The area was originally a part of Sambas Regency, but following the expansion of the population in that area, Sambas Regency w ...
)
*Southern:
Djongkang,
Kembayan (both in
Sanggau Regency),
Semandang (mainly in northern part of
Ketapang Regency
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),
Ribun,
Sanggau
In 2020, Semandang was split into
Beginci,
Gerai, and Semandang for
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3:2007, ''Codes for the representation of names of languages – Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages'', is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. It defines three-letter codes for ...
by
SIL International.
Smith (2017)
Smith (2017)
[Smith, Alexander. 2017. ''The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification''. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.] classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.
*
Banyadu-
Bekati (
Banyadu,
Bekati,
Rara
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,
Lara
Lara may refer to:
Places
* Lara (state), a state in Venezuela
*Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia
* Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey
* Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia
* Lara de los In ...
)
*Bidayuh-Southern Land Dayak
**Bidayuh (
Bau-Jagoi,
Bukar-Sadong, Sungkung, Hliboi,
Biatah)
**
Southern Land Dayak (Golik,
Jangkang,
Ribun,
Sanggau, Simpang)
West Kalimantan groups
List of Bidayuh-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in
West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307&nbs ...
province, Indonesia:
[Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). ''Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat''. ]Pontianak
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: Institut Dayakologi. .[Istiyani, Chatarina Pancer (2008). ''Memahami peta keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat''. Institut Dayakologi.]
:
Some possible Bidayuh-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in
West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307&nbs ...
province, Indonesia:
:
References
Bibliography
*Noeb, Jonas; Rensch, Calvin R.; Rensch, Carolyn M.; Ridu, Robert Sulis. 2012
''The Bidayuh Language: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Revised and Expanded)'' SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.
External links
Digitized works on Land Dayak at the SOAS Library
{{Languages of Malaysia
Greater North Borneo languages