Melanau–Kajang languages

Melanau–Kajang
Melanau–Kajang
Geographic; distribution	Borneo
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Greater North Borneo North Bornean ? Melanau–Kajang; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Kajang (Kayang); Melanau; Outer Central Sarawak;
Glottolog	sara1342

The Melanau–Kajang languages or Central Sarawak languages are a group of languages spoken in Sarawak, Malaysia, by the Melanau, Kenyah, and related peoples.

Classification

Blust (2010)

The Melanau–Kajang languages are (Blust 2010):

Melanau–Kajang
- Kajang (Kayang): Kajaman–Lahanan, Sekapan
- Melanau: Daro-Matu, Sibu–Kanowit-Tanjong, Melanau (Central Melanau), Seru (spurious)
Outer Central Sarawak: Bukitan, Punan Batu, Sian, Ukit, Rejang–Sajau (5 languages), Bukat

Smith (2017)

Smith (2017)^[1] instead uses the term Central Sarawak, and puts it as an independent branch within the Greater North Borneo subgroup. He classifies the languages as follows.

Melanau (Dalat, Sarikei, Mukah, Balingian, Matu, Sibu, Kanowit)
Kajang (Kejaman, Sekapan, Lahanan)
Punan-Müller-Schwaner
- Punan
  - Punan Bah, Punan Tubu, Sajau
  - Punan Lisum, Punan Aput,Beketan, Ukit, Buket
- Müller-Schwaner
  - Hovongan
  - Kereho, Aoheng, Seputan

References

^ Smith, Alexander. 2017. The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Rensch, Calvin R. 2012. Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak. SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.

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[Smith2017-1] Smith, Alexander. 2017. The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

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