Bamayo language
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| Bamayo | |
|---|---|
| Delang–Kayung–Banana’ | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Borneo |
|
Native speakers
|
unknown (520,000 cited 1981)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xdy |
| Glottolog | mala1480[2] |
Bamayo (Bumayoh), listed in Ethnologue simply as "Malayic Dayak", is a Malayic Dayak language of Borneo.
Dialects form a chain that may be better considered three languages. Ethnologue lists them as southern: Delang [200,000 speakers] and Kayung [100,000]; western: Banana’ [100,000] and Tapitn [300]; and eastern: Mentebah-Suruk [20,000], Semitau [10,000], and Suhaid [10,000]; and additionally (not arranged geographically): Arut (Sukarame), Lamandau (Landau Kantu), Sukamara (Kerta Mulya), Riam (Nibung Terjung), Belantikan (Sungkup), Tamuan, Tomun, Pangin, Sekakai, Silat.
References
- ↑ Bamayo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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