Kayan–Murik languages

For the unrelated "Kayan" language spoken by the Kayan people of Burma, see Padaung language.

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, Indonesia and Malaysia
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Greater North Borneo ? Kayanic
Proto-language	Proto-Kayanic
Subdivisions	Kayan–Murik Segai–Modang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
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]

• Kayanic
  • 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)

Smith (2018) is a lexical database of Wahau, Gaai, Kelai, Woq Helaq (Jiu Luai), Méi lan, Woq Helaq (Hibau), Long Gelat, Ngorek, Mpraa, Baram Kayan, Apo Kayan, Balui Liko Kayan, Busang, and Bahau Saq.^[3]

West Kalimantan groups

Main article: List of Dayak groups of West Kalimantan

Some Kayanic-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia:^[4][5]

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" (PDF). Oceanic Linguistics. 58 (2): 353–385. doi:10.1353/ol.2019.0012.
3. Smith, Alexander D. (2018). "Kayanic comparative vocabularies". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ScholarSpace. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
4. Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Pontianak: Institut Dayakologi. ISBN 978-979-97788-5-7.
5. 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).