Basap is an Austronesian language spoken in Borneo, Indonesia.

Basap
Native toIndonesia
RegionBorneo
EthnicityPunan
Native speakers
15,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bdb
Glottologbasa1286

Within Kalimantan Timur and Kalimantan Utara provinces, Basap speakers are scattered across Berau, Bulungan, Kutai Kartanegara, Penajam Paser Utara, and Kutai Timur regencies. Dialects are Jembayan, Bulungan, Berau, Dumaring, Binatang, and Karangan (Ethnologue).

Smith (2018)[2] considers Basap to have formed part of an ancient linkage of early forms of Barito languages in eastern Kalimantan.

Phonology

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Consonants[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d k g ʔ
Fricative s h
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Approximant w l j
Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e ə o
Low a

References

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  1. ^ Basap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Smith, Alexander D. 2018. The Barito Linkage Hypothesis, with a Note on the Position of Basap. JSEALS Volume 11.1 (2018).
  3. ^ a b Ibrahim, Sjahrial S.A.R.; Effendi, Rustam; Lambut, M.P. (1991). Struktur Bahasa Bosap (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.