Maʼanyan language

Maʼanyan, Maanyan, Maʼanyan Barito, Maanyan Barito, Maʼanyan Dayak, Maanyan Dayak is an Austronesian language belonging to the eastern branch of the Barito language family. According to the 2003 census, it is spoken by about 150,000 Maʼanyan Dayaks – a Dayak ethnic group native to the Central and South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is closely related to Malagasy, an East Barito dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar, although these languages are not highly mutually intelligible due to centuries-long separation.