Bamayo language explained

Bamayo
Nativename:Delang–Kayung–Banana’
States:Indonesia
Region:Borneo
Speakers:520,000
Date:1981
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Malayo-Sumbawan ?
Fam4:Malayic
Iso3:xdy
Glotto:mala1480
Glottorefname:Malayic Dayak

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

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.

See also