Linguistic classification: AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianNorth BorneanNorth SarawakanKenyah Glottolog: kaya1332 (partial match) |
The Kenyah languages are a group of half a dozen or so closely related languages spoken by the Kenyah peoples of Borneo. They are:
Kenyah proper (a dialect cluster, incl. Madang), Sebob, Bakung, Tutoh (Long Wat), Wahau Kenyah, Uma’ Lung / Uma’ Lasan.
Ethnologue says that the Punan–Nibong languages are related to Uma’ Lasan, Glottolog that they are outside the Kenyah languages.
Classification
Soriente (2008) proposes a Kayan-Kenyah grouping.
However, Smith (2015) rejects Soriente's grouping, and argues that Kenyah and Kayan are separate groups. Smith (2015) proposes the following classification.
References
Kenyah languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA