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Kayan–Murik languages

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Geographic distribution:
  
central Borneo

Glottolog:
  
kaya1333

Linguistic classification:
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (Bornean) Kayanic

Subdivisions:
  
Kayan Modang Muller-Schwaner "Punan" Murik

The Kayan or Kayan–Murik languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Borneo by the Kayan, Punan, and related peoples.

They are,

  • Kayan proper: Bahau, various languages called Kayan
  • Modang: Modang, Segai (Punan Kelai)
  • Muller-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.

    References

    Kayan–Murik languages Wikipedia
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