North Sarawakan languages

North Sarawakan languages
North Sarawakan
Geographic
distribution:
Northern Sarawak, Borneo
Linguistic classification: Austronesian
Subdivisions:
Kayan–Murik (incl. Kenyah)
Kelabitic
Berawan – Lower Baram

The North Sarawakan languages consist of several groups Austronesian languages spoken in the northeastern part of the province of Sarawak, Borneo.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database found full support for the unity of the North Sarawakan languages. Blust (1991), cited in Adelaar & Himmelmann (2005), had specifically excluded the Kayan (Kayan-Murik) languages, though including the neighboring Kenyah languages. However, the 2008 study found Kenyah to fall within Kayan-Murik, and that all were North Sarawakan:

North Sarawakan languages
  • Kayan–Murik (incl. Kenyah)
  • Melanau–Bintulu
  • Berawan–Kelabitic (90% support)
    • Kelabitic
    • Berawan – Lower Baram

In addition, the Punan–Nibong languages, not addressed by Adelaar & Himmelmann or the 2008 study, are suggested by Ethnologue 15 to be closest to Kenyah.

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