Back Mga tataramon na Subangan na Barito BCL Ost-Barito-Malagasy-Sprachen German Langues barito orientales French Istočnobaritski jezici Croatian Rumpun bahasa Barito Timur ID Sasao a Daya a Barito ILO Lingue barito orientali Italian Fiteny baritô atsinanana Malagasy Источнобаритски јазици Macedonian Bahasa-bahasa Barito Timur Malay
| East Barito | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Indonesia (south Borneo) Madagascar |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Glottolog | east2713 |
The East Barito languages are a group of a dozen Dayak (Austronesian) languages of Borneo, Indonesia, and most notably Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar. They are named after the Barito River located in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
The languages are,
- Central–South
- Dusun Deyah
- South: Dusun Malang, Dusun Witu, Ma'anyan, Paku
- Malagasy (incl. Bushi on Mayotte)
- North: Lawangan, Tawoyan
Several of the languages are named 'Dusun' because they are spoken by the Dusun people; they are not to be confused with the Dusunic languages, which are also spoken by the Dusun but belong to a different branch of Malayo-Polynesian.
The most described East Barito language is Malagasy, which is also the best known language of the Barito group.[1] South East Borneo is considered to be the original homeland of Malagasy.[2][3] Malagasy is thought to have been brought to the East Africa region by Austronesian-speaking migrants between the 7th and 13th centuries.[4][5] Some linguistic evidence suggests that a distinct Malagasy language variety had already emerged in Borneo before the early Malagasy migrants reached Madagascar.[6][7]
- ^ Smith (2018), p. 15.
- ^ Adelaar (2006a), p. 205.
- ^ Adelaar (2017), p. 441–442.
- ^ Adelaar (1995), p. 328.
- ^ Adelaar (2006b), p. 84.
- ^ Adelaar (2016), p. 71–76.
- ^ Adelaar (2017).