Bukar–Sadong language

Bukar–Sadong
Bukar–Sadong
Bidayŭh Bukar-Sadung
Native to	Malaysia, Indonesia
Region	Borneo
Native speakers	(49,000 in Malaysia cited 2000 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Land Dayak Bidayuh Bukar–Sadong; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sdo
Glottolog	buka1257

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]

Phonology

Consonants^[3]
		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	c	k	ʔ
Plosive	voiced	b	d	ɟ	ɡ
Fricative			s			h
Approximant		w	l	j
Rhotic			r

Vowels^[3]
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Mid	e	ə	o
Open		a

References

^ Bukar–Sadong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ McGinn, Richard (2009). Adelaar; Pawley (eds.). Austronesian historical linguistics and culture history. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 601. Australian National University. pp. 411–424. ISBN 9780858836013.
^ ^a ^b Court, Christopher (1967). "Some Areal Features of Mentu Land Dayak". Oceanic Linguistics. 6 (1): 46–50. doi:10.2307/3622924. JSTOR 3622924.

[e18-1] Bukar–Sadong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] McGinn, Richard (2009). Adelaar; Pawley (eds.). Austronesian historical linguistics and culture history. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 601. Australian National University. pp. 411–424. ISBN 9780858836013.

[Court-1967-3] Court, Christopher (1967). "Some Areal Features of Mentu Land Dayak". Oceanic Linguistics. 6 (1): 46–50. doi:10.2307/3622924. JSTOR 3622924.

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