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Melanau–Kajang languages

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Geographic distribution:
  
Borneo

Glottolog:
  
sara1342

Linguistic classification:
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean Melanau–Kajang

Subdivisions:
  
Kajang (Kayang) Melanau Outer Central Sarawak

The Melanau–Kajang languages are a group of languages spoken in Sarawak, Malaysia, by the Melanau, Kenyah, and related peoples.

The languages are (Blust 2010):

  • Melanau–Kajang
  • Kajang (Kayang): Kajaman–Lahanan, Sekapan
  • Melanau: Daro-Matu, Sibu–Kanowit-Tanjong, Melanau (Central Melanau), Seru (spurious)
  • Outer Central Sarawak: Bukitan, Punan Batu, Sian, Ukit, Rejang–Sajau (5 languages), Bukat

    • References

    Melanau–Kajang languages Wikipedia
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