The West Barito languages are a group of half a dozen
Dayak (
Austronesian) languages of
Borneo
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,
Indonesia
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. They are named after the
Barito River
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.
The languages are,
*North:
Kohin,
Dohoi (Ot Danum),
Siang
*South:
Mendawai,
Bakumpai,
Ngaju
References
*Meyers, Jim, Ben Rice, Susan Rice and Heather Meyers. 2003
''Report on the Seruyan River surveys in central Kalimantan: Kohin, Keninjal and Sebaun (Dohoi) languages'' SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.
Barito languages
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