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Dusunic languages

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Geographic distribution:
  
Sabah

Subdivisions:
  
Bisaya–Lotud Dusun

Linguistic classification:
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean Southwest Sabahan Dusunic

Glottolog:
  
None dusu1277  (Dusun) bisa1270  (Bisaya–Lotud)

The Dusunic languages are a group of languages spoken by the Bisaya, Dusun, Kadazan, Rungus, and related peoples in the Malaysian province of Sabah on Borneo.

Languages

The languages are divided as follows,

  • Bisaya–Lotud: Brunei Bisaya, Sabah Bisaya, Lotud
  • Dusun: Central Dusun, Kuijau, Papar, Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan, Kota Marudu Talantang, Kimaragang–Tebilung–Rungus, Klias River Kadazan, Coastal Kadazan

    • Dumpas may also belong here.

    Not all languages spoken by the Dusun people belong to this group; the East Barito languages include several which are also named 'Dusun'.

    References

    Dusunic languages Wikipedia
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