Kenyah languages
| Kenyah | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: | Borneo |
| Linguistic classification: | |
| Glottolog: | kaya1332 (partial match)[1] |
The Kenyah languages are a group of half a dozen or so closely related languages spoken by the Kenyah peoples of Borneo. They are:
- Kenyah proper (a dialect cluster, incl. Madang), Sebob, Bakung, Tutoh (Long Wat), Wahau Kenyah, Uma’ Lung / Uma’ Lasan.
Ethnologue says that the Punan–Nibong languages are related to Uma’ Lasan, Glottolog that they are outside the Kenyah languages.
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Kayan–Kenyah". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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