Bukar–Sadong is an Austronesian language mainly spoken by Bidayuh people in Sarawak but also in bordering regions of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. McGinn (2009) proposes that it is the closest relative of the divergent Rejang language of Sumatra.[2]
| Bukar–Sadong | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Malaysia, Indonesia |
| Region | Borneo |
Native speakers | 49,000 in Malaysia (2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sdo |
| Glottolog | buka1257 |
References
edit- ^ Bukar–Sadong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ McGinn, Richard (2009) "Out-of-Borneo subgrouping hypothesis for Rejang". In Adelaar & Pawley, eds, Austronesian historical linguistics and culture history
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