Punan languages
| Punan | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Indonesia and Malaysia (Borneo) |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | puna1280 |
The Punan languages or Rejang-Sajau languages are a group of mutually intelligible isolects spoken by the Punan and related peoples of Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia.[1]
Classification
[edit]Smith (2017) classifies Punan dialects as follows:
- Sru (Seru) †
- Punan Tubu-Bah
- Punan Tubu, Punan Bah, Sajau, Latti
- Punan
- Beketan (Bukitan), Punan Lisum, Punan Aput, Ukit, Buket (Bukat)
Austroasiatic influence
[edit]Kaufman (2018) notes that some Proto-Punan words (Smith 2017) are of likely Austroasiatic origen, including the following.[2]
- *-iap ‘count’
- *hen ‘3.SG pronoun’
- *buhak ‘white’
- *obet ‘animal trap (general)’
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Alexander D. (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification (PhD Dissertation). University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
- ^ Kaufman, Daniel. 2018. Between mainland and island Southeast Asia: Evidence for a Mon-Khmer presence in Borneo. Ronald and Janette Gatty Lecture Series. Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia, Cornell University. (handout / slides)
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