The Land Dayak languages are a group of dozen or so languages spoken by the
Bidayuh
Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, which are broadly similar in language and culture (see also issues below). The ...
Land Dayaks of
Borneo
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.
Languages
''Glottolog''
''Glottolog'' classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.
*Benyadu-Bekati:
Bekati (Bekatiq),
Sara,
Lara
Lara may refer to:
Places
* Lara (state), a state in Venezuela
* Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia
* Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey
* Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia
* Lara de los ...
(Rara),
Benyadu
*Bidayuh:
**
Bukar–Sadong (Serian)
**
Biatah–
Tringgus,
Jagoi
( mni, ; omp, , Chatkoi) refers to the arts of dance in Meitei culture.
General rules and guidelines Eye contact
In the performances of traditional Meitei dances, dancers are strictly forbidden not to have any forms of eye contact with ...
(Bau and Jagoi Babang district of
Bengkayang Regency
Bengkayang Regency () is a regency ("''kabupaten''") in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, (on the island of Borneo). The area was originally a part of Sambas Regency, but following the expansion of the population in that area, Sambas Regency w ...
)
*Southern:
Djongkang,
Kembayan (both in
Sanggau Regency
Sanggau Regency (; Hakka: Sîang-ngau) is a regency in the north-central section of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. In 2003, the regency's eastern portion was made into a new regency called Sekadau, leaving Sanggau with an area of . As ...
),
Semandang
Semandang, or Onya Darat, is a Dayak language of Borneo.
In 2020, the original ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3:2007, ''Codes for the representation of names of languages – Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages'', is an intern ...
(mainly in northern part of
Ketapang Regency
Ketapang Regency is a regency in the south of the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang Regency occupies an area of 31,588 km2, and at the census in 2010 it had 427,460 inhabitants following the splitting ...
),
Ribun
Ribun is a Dayak language of Borneo.
References
Languages of Indonesia
Land Dayak languages
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,
Sanggau
Sanggau Regency (; Hakka: Sîang-ngau) is a regency in the north-central section of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. In 2003, the regency's eastern portion was made into a new regency called Sekadau, leaving Sanggau with an area of . As ...
In 2020, Semandang was split into
Beginci,
Gerai, and Semandang for
ISO 639-3
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by
SIL International
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.
Smith (2017)
Smith (2017)
[Smith, Alexander. 2017. ''The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification''. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.] classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.
*
Banyadu-
Bekati (
Banyadu,
Bekati,
Rara
Rara is a form of festival music that originated in Haiti that is used for street processions, typically during Easter Week. The music centers on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets called vaksin, but also features drums, maracas, güiras or ...
,
Lara
Lara may refer to:
Places
* Lara (state), a state in Venezuela
* Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia
* Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey
* Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia
* Lara de los ...
)
*Bidayuh-Southern Land Dayak
**Bidayuh (
Bau-Jagoi,
Bukar-Sadong, Sungkung, Hliboi,
Biatah)
**
Southern Land Dayak (Golik,
Jangkang,
Ribun
Ribun is a Dayak language of Borneo.
References
Languages of Indonesia
Land Dayak languages
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,
Sanggau
Sanggau Regency (; Hakka: Sîang-ngau) is a regency in the north-central section of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. In 2003, the regency's eastern portion was made into a new regency called Sekadau, leaving Sanggau with an area of . As ...
, Simpang)
West Kalimantan groups
List of Bidayuh-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in
West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307& ...
province, Indonesia:
[Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). ''Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat''. ]Pontianak
Pontianak or Khuntien is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded first as a trading port on the island of Borneo, occupying an area of 118.31 km2 in the delta of the Kapuas River at a point where it is joined ...
: Institut Dayakologi. .[Istiyani, Chatarina Pancer (2008). ''Memahami peta keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat''. Institut Dayakologi.]
:
Some possible Bidayuh-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in
West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307& ...
province, Indonesia:
:
References
Bibliography
*Noeb, Jonas; Rensch, Calvin R.; Rensch, Carolyn M.; Ridu, Robert Sulis. 2012
''The Bidayuh Language: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Revised and Expanded)'' SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.
External links
Digitized works on Land Dayak at the SOAS Library
{{Languages of Malaysia
Greater North Borneo languages