Land Dayak languages

Land Dayak
Bidayuh
Geographic distribution	Indonesia (Borneo and Sumatra)
Ethnicity	Bidayuh
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Greater North Borneo  ? Land Dayak
Subdivisions	Bekatiʼ Bida Southern ( Rejang )
Language codes
ISO 639-2 / 5	day
ISO 639-3	dyk (retired 2008)
Glottolog	land1261

The Land Dayak languages are a group of dozen or so languages spoken by the Bidayuh Land Dayaks of northwestern Borneo, and according to some sources, also spoken by the Rejang people of southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Languages

Glottolog

Glottolog classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.

• Benyadu-Bekatiʼ: Bekatiʼ (Bekatiq), Sara, Laraʼ (Rara), Benyaduʼ
• Bidayuh:
  • Bukar–Sadong (Serian)
  • Biatah–Tringgus, Jagoi (Bau and Jagoi Babang district of Bengkayang Regency)
• Southern: Djongkang, Kembayan (both in Sanggau Regency), Semandang (mainly in northern part of Ketapang Regency), Ribun, Sanggau

In 2020, Semandang was split into Beginci, Gerai, and Semandang for ISO 639-3 by SIL International. ^[1]

Smith (2017)

Smith (2017) ^[2] classifies the Land Dayak languages as follows.

• Banyadu-Bekati (Banyadu, Bekati, Rara, Lara)
• Bidayuh-Southern Land Dayak
  • Bidayuh (Bau-Jagoi, Bukar-Sadong, Sungkung, Hliboi, Biatah)
  • Southern Land Dayak (Golik, Jangkang, Ribun, Sanggau, Simpang)

West Kalimantan groups

Main article: List of Dayak groups of West Kalimantan

List of Bidayuh-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia: ^{[3] [4]}

Group	Subgroup	Language	Regency
Angan		Mali	Landak
Badat		Badat	Sanggau
Bakati'	Bakati' Kanayatn Satango	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Kuma	Bakati'	Bengkayang?
Bakati'	Bakati' Lape	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Lumar	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Palayo	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Payutn	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Rara	Bakati'	Sambas, Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Riok	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Sara	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Sebiha'	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Subah	Bakati'	Sambas, Bengkayang
Bakati'	Bakati' Tari'	Bakati'	Bengkayang
Balantiatn		Balantiatn-Banyadu'	Sanggau, Landak
Banyadu'		Banyadu'	Bengkayang, Landak
Bi Somu		Bi Somu	Sanggau
Bubung		Bubung (Badeneh)	Landak
Butok		Butok	Bengkayang
Dosatn		Dosatn	Sanggau
Entabang		Entabang/Entebang	Sanggau
Golik		Golik	Sanggau
Gun		Gun	Sanggau
Hibun		Hibun	Sanggau
Jagoi		Jagoi (Bidoi')	Bengkayang
Jangkang	Jangkang Benua	Jangkang	Sanggau
Jangkang	Jangkang Engkarong	Jangkang	Sanggau
Jangkang	Jangkang Jungur Tanjung	Jangkang	Sanggau
Jangkang	Jangkang Kopa	Jangkang	Sanggau
Kanayatn	Padakng	Bakambai	Landak
Kancikng		Kancikng (Bemedeh)	Ketapang, Sanggau
Keneles		Keneles (Bekay)	Sanggau
Keramay		Keramay	Sanggau
Kodatn		Kodatn	Sanggau
Koman		Koman	Sekadau
Kowotn		Kowotn	Bengkayang
Laur		Laur	Ketapang
Laya		Laya	Sanggau
Liboy		Liboy	Bengkayang
Mali		Mali	Sanggau, Landak, Ketapang
Mentuka'		Mentuka'	Sekadau
Muara		Muara	Sanggau
Mudu'		Mudu'	Sanggau
Pandu		Panu	Sanggau
Pantu		Pantu Bamak	Landak
Paus		Paus	Sanggau
Pompakng		Pompakng	Sanggau
Pruna'		Mali	Sanggau
Pruwan		Pruwan	Sanggau
Punti		Punti	Sanggau
Rantawan		Rantawan Baaje'	Landak
Sami		Sami	Sanggau
Sapatoi		Sapatoi	Landak
Sekajang		Sekajang	Sanggau
Selibong		Selibong (Bamak)	Landak
Senangkatn		Senangkatn	Sanggau
Sengkunang		Baaje'	Landak
Sikukng		Sikukng	Bengkayang, Sanggau
Simpakng	Banyur	Banyur	Ketapang
Simpakng	Kualatn	Kualatn	Ketapang
Simpakng	Sajan	Sajan	Ketapang
Simpakng	Semanakng	Semanakng	Ketapang
Sontas		Sontas	Sanggau
Suruh		Suruh	Sanggau
Suti		Suti Bamayo	Bengkayang
Taba		Taba	Sanggau
Tadietn		Tadietn	Bengkayang
Tameng		Tameng	Bengkayang
Tawaeq		Tawaeq	Bengkayang
Tengon		Tengon	Landak

Some possible Bidayuh-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia:

Group	Subgroup	Language	Regency
Daro'		Daro'	Sanggau
Mayau		Mayau	Sanggau
Sisang		Sisang	Sanggau
Sum		Sum	Sanggau
Tinying		Tinying	Sanggau
Joka'		Randau Joka'	Ketapang

References

1. Lyons, Melinda (May 15, 2020). "ISO 639-3 Change Requests Series 2019Summary of Outcomes with Additions" (PDF). SIL International . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. Smith, Alexander. 2017. The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
3. Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Pontianak: Institut Dayakologi. ISBN   978-979-97788-5-7.
4. Istiyani, Chatarina Pancer (2008). Memahami peta keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Institut Dayakologi.

Bibliography

• Noeb, Jonas; Rensch, Calvin R.; Rensch, Carolyn M.; Ridu, Robert Sulis. 2012. The Bidayuh Language: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Revised and Expanded). SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.

External links

• Digitized works on Land Dayak at the SOAS Library