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For the unrelated "Kayan" language spoken by the Kayan people of Burma, see
Padaung language .
Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
The Kayanic or Kayan–Murik languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in Borneo by the Kayan , Morek Baram, Bahau , and related peoples.
The Kayanic languages are:
Robert Blust (1991) specifically excluded Kayan from his North Bornean languages . He removed Bukat from Kayan in 2010.
Müller-Schwaner Punan languages are classified by Smith (2017)[ 1] as Central Sarawak .
Smith (2017, 2019) classifies the Kayanic languages as follows:[ 1] [ 2]
Kayanic
Kayan–Murik
Kayan (Baram, Rejang-Busang, Bahau, Data Dian)
Murik –Merap (Ngorek, Pua’, Huang Bau, Merap)
Segai–Modang
Segai (Gaai, (Punan) Kelai)
Modang (Kelinjau Modang, Wahau Modang, Long Gelat)
Smith (2018) is a lexical database of Wahau, Gaai, Kelai, Woq Helaq (Jiu Luai), Méi lan, Woq Helaq (Hibau), Long Gelat, Ngorek, Mpraa, Baram Kayan, Apo Kayan, Balui Liko Kayan, Busang, and Bahau Saq.[ 3]
West Kalimantan groups [ edit ]
Some Kayanic-speaking Dayak ethnic subgroups and their respective languages in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia:[ 4] [ 5]
* indicates proposed status
? indicates classification dispute
† indicates extinct status