Malayic Dayak (''Dayak Kemelayuan'') is a
dialect chain
A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually intelligible, but the differences accumulate over distance so that widely separated variet ...
of
Malayic spoken in
West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan () is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital and largest city is Pontianak. It is bordered by East Kalimantan and Central ...
(North Kayong, Ketapang, Kapuas Hulu, Melawi) and the western part of
Central Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. It is the largest province in Indonesia by area since 2022, bordered by West Kalimantan to the west ...
(Lamandau, Sukamara, West Kotawaringin, Seruyan, East Kotawaringin).
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
Dayaks
The Dayak (; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, older spelling: Dajak) or Dyak or Dayuh are the Indigenous groups, native groups of Borneo. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic groups, located principally in the central ...
.
Languages
Some of the Malayic Dayak languages that have been successfully identified and classified include:
*Arut
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Bamayo
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Banana’
*Belantikan
*Delang
*Gerunggang
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Kayong/Ketapang (Malay)
*Lamandau
*Mentebah-Suruk
*Pangin
*Pesaguan Hulu
*Pesaguan Kiri
*Riam
*Sekakai
*Semitau
*Silat
*Suhaid
*Sukamara
*Kayong (Dayak)
*Tamuan-Tomun
*Tapitn
*Iban
See also
*
List of Dayak groups of West Kalimantan
References
Languages of Indonesia
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