Bamayo language

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Bamayo (Bumayoh)[2] is a Malayic Dayak language of Borneo.

Bamayo
Delang–Kayung–Banana’
Native toIndonesia
RegionBorneo
Native speakers
(520,000 cited 1981)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3xdy
Glottologmala1480

Bamayo dialects form a chain that may be better considered three separate languages. Wurm and Hattori (1981) list these dialects as Delang (200,000 speakers), Kayung (100,000 speakers), Banana’ (100,000 speakers), Tapitn (300 speakers), Mentebah-Suruk (20,000 speakers), Semitau (10,000 speakers), and Suhaid (10,000 speakers), and additionally Arut (Sukarame), Lamandau (Landau Kantu), Sukamara (Kerta Mulya), Riam (Nibung Terjung), Belantikan (Sungkup), Tamuan, Tomun, Pangin, Sekakai, and Silat.

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References

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  1. ^ Bamayo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ listed in Ethnologue simply as "Malayic Dayak"