Paitanic languages

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Paitanic
Geographic
distribution
Sabah
Linguistic classification Austronesian
Language codes
Glottolog pait1248

The Paitanic languages are a group of languages spoken in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo by the Paitan people. Several go by the name Lobu.

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Languages

The Paitanic languages are Tombonuwo, Kinabatangan, Abai Sungai, and Serudung.

Dumpas may also belong here. Furthermore, Lobel (2013) classifies Murut Serudung as a Paitanic language. [1]

Lobel (2016)

Lobel (2016) covers the following Paitanic languages: [2]

References

  1. Lobel, Jason William (2013). Philippine and North Bornean languages: issues in description, subgrouping, and reconstruction (PhD dissertation) (PDF). Moana, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i at Manoa. pp. 399–400.
  2. Lobel, Jason William (2016). North Borneo Sourcebook: Vocabularies and Functors. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN   9780824857790.