Kayan–Murik languages

The Kayanic or Kayan–Murik languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Borneo by the Kayan, Morek Baram, Bahau, and related peoples.

Kayanic
Geographic distribution	central Borneo
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Greater North Borneo ? Kayanic
Subdivisions	Kayan–Murik Segai–Modang
Glottolog	kaya1335

Languages

The Kayanic languages are:

• Kayan proper: Bahau, various languages called Kayan
• Modang: Modang, Segai (Punan Kelai)
• Müller-Schwaner "Punan": Hovongan, Aoheng, (Punan) Aput, Punan Merah, Kereho-Uheng
• Murik

Robert Blust (1991) specifically excluded Kayan from his North Bornean languages. He removed Bukat from Kayan in 2010.

Müller-Schwaner Punan languages are classified by Smith (2017)[1] as Central Sarawak.

Smith (2017, 2019)

Smith (2017, 2019) classifies the Kayanic languages as follows:[1][2]

• Kayan–Murik
  • Kayan (Baram, Rejang-Busang, Bahau, Data Dian)
  • Murik-Merap (Ngorek, Pua’, Huang Bau, Merap)
• Segai–Modang
  • Segai (Gaai, (Punan) Kelai)
  • Modang (Kelinjau Modang, Wahau Modang, Long Gelat)

West Kalimantan groups

Some Kayanic-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia:[3][4]

Group	Language	Regency
Buket	Buket	Kapuas Hulu
Kayaan	Kayaan	Kapuas Hulu
Punan	Punan	Kapuas Hulu

References

1. Smith, Alexander (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
2. Smith, Alexander D. (2019). "A Reconstruction of Proto-Segai-Modang". Oceanic Linguistics. 58 (2): 353–385.
3. Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Pontianak: Institut Dayakologi. ISBN 978-979-97788-5-7.
4. Istiyani, Chatarina Pancer (2008). Memahami peta keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Institut Dayakologi.

External links

• Kaipuleohone archived materials of Kayan from the Robert Blust collection (RB2-003-A, RB2-003-C).