The Land Dayak languages are a group of dozen or so languages spoken by the
Bidayuh Land Dayaks of northwestern
Borneo
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, and according to some sources, also spoken by the
Rejang people of southwestern
Sumatra
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,
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.
Languages
''Glottolog''
''Glottolog'' classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.
*Benyadu-Bekati:
Bekati (Bekatiq),
Sara,
Lara (Rara),
Benyadu
*Bidayuh:
**
Bukar–Sadong (Serian)
**
Biatah–
Tringgus,
Jagoi (Bau and Jagoi Babang district of
Bengkayang Regency)
*Southern:
Djongkang,
Kembayan (both in
Sanggau Regency),
Semandang (mainly in northern part of
Ketapang Regency),
Ribun,
Sanggau
In 2020, Semandang was split into
Beginci,
Gerai, and Semandang for
ISO 639-3
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by
SIL International
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.
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,
Lara)
*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
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province, Indonesia:
[Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). ''Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat''. Pontianak: 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
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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