North Sarawakan languages

North Sarawakan
Geographic distribution:	Northern Sarawak, Borneo
Linguistic classification:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean North Sarawakan
Subdivisions:	Kenyah Kelabitic Berawan – Lower Baram Bintulu ? Punan Tubu
Glottolog:	`nort3171`^[1]

The North Sarawakan languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in the northeastern part of the province of Sarawak, Borneo, and proposed in Blust (1991, 2010).

North Sarawakan languages

Ethnologue 16 adds Punan Tubu as an additional branch, and notes that Bintulu might be closest to Baram. The Melanau–Kajang languages were removed in Blust 2010.

Footnotes

↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "North Sarawakan". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

References

K. Alexander Adelaar and Nikolaus Himmelmann, The Austronesian languages of Asia and Madagascar. Routledge, 2005.

Borneo–Philippine languages

Philippine

Northern
Philippine

Batanic (Bashiic) ?	Itbayat Ivatan Yami

Northern Luzon	Ilocano Pangasinan Ibanag Arta Isnag Atta Itawis Yogad Cagayan Aeta Gaddang Ga'dang Northern Alta Southern Alta Isinai Itneg Kalinga Ifugao Tuwali ? Balangao Bontok-Finallig Kankanaey Ilongot Ibaloi Iwaak Kallahan Karao Dicamay Agta †

Central Luzon	Kapampangan Abellen Ambala Bolinao Botolan Mag-antsi Mag-indi Mariveleño Sambal Remontado Agta (Sinauna)

Northern Mindoro	Alangan Iraya Tadyawan

Greater
Central
Philippine ?

Southern Mindoro

Central Philippine

Tagalog Cebuano Hiligaynon Waray Central Bikol Tausug Kinaray-a Aklanon Capiznon Masbatenyo Albay Bikol Asi Ati Bantayanon Baybayanon Boholano Butuanon Caluyanon Cuyunon South Sorsogon (Gubat) Central Sorsogon (Masbate) Isarog Agta Kabalian Mount Iraya Agta Mount Iriga Agta Onhan Pandan Bikol Porohanon Ratagnon Rinconada Romblomanon Surigaonon

Unclassified	Sulod

Unclassified

Umiray Dumaget

Manide-Inagta	Inagta Alabat Manide

Bornean

North Bornean

Sabahan

Unclassified	Dumpas

North Sarawakan

Unclassified	Bintulu

Sama-Bajaw ?	Abaknon Bajaw Sinama Pangutaran Sama

Bold indicates languages with more than 1 million speakers
? indicates classification dispute
† indicates extinct status

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