Basap language
Basap is an Austronesian language spoken in Borneo, Indonesia.
Not to be confused with Sajau Basap language.
| Basap | |
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| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Borneo |
| Ethnicity | Punan |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2007)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bdb |
| Glottolog | basa1286 |
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.
References
- Basap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Smith, Alexander D. 2018. The Barito Linkage Hypothesis, with a Note on the Position of Basap. JSEALS Volume 11.1 (2018).
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