Bakumpai language
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Bakumpai is an Austronesian
language bellonging to West Barito languages
. It is spoken by about 100 000 Bakumpai people
(subgroup of Dayak people
) living in the central Kalimantan
, Indonesia
.
Neighbouring ethnical groups are Banjar people
, Ngaju people and Ma'anyan people. Thus there is high lexical similarity with the neighbouring languages (75% with Ngaju language
, 45% with Banjar language
).
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia that are spoken by about 386 million people. It is on par with Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic and Uralic as one of the...
language bellonging to West Barito languages
West Barito languages
The West Barito languages are a group of half a dozen Dayak languages of Borneo. They are named after the Barito River.The languages are,*North: Kohin, Dohoi , Siang*South: Bakumpai, Ngaju...
. It is spoken by about 100 000 Bakumpai people
Bakumpai people
Bakumpai are indigenous people of Borneo from the Dayak group with Islamic background. They speak Bakumpai language.-External links:*...
(subgroup of Dayak people
Dayak people
The Dayak or Dyak are the native people of Borneo. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic subgroups, located principally in the interior of Borneo, each with its own dialect, customs, laws, territory and culture, although common distinguishing traits are readily...
) living in the central Kalimantan
Kalimantan
In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo....
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
.
Neighbouring ethnical groups are Banjar people
Banjar people
The Banjar are a coastal, native ethnic group that settled in Tanah Laut and Banjarmasin in the south and in Hulu Sungai in the north of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, the second largest city on the island of Borneo. Several centuries ago, some of them had travelled to many places in the Malay...
, Ngaju people and Ma'anyan people. Thus there is high lexical similarity with the neighbouring languages (75% with Ngaju language
Ngaju language
Ngaju is an Austronesian language spoken along the Kapuas, Kahayan, Katingan, and Mentaya Rivers in Central Borneo, Indonesia. It is closely related to Bakumpai language. There are three dialects—Pulopetak, Ba'amang, and Mantangai.- Consonants :...
, 45% with Banjar language
Banjar language
Banjar language is the native language used by the Banjarese people of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. As many Banjarese are travelling merchants, they brought their language wherever they went all over Indonesia, even all over the world....
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Vocabulary comparison between Bakumpai, Ngjau and Indonesian
| Bakumpai | Ngaju Ngaju language Ngaju is an Austronesian language spoken along the Kapuas, Kahayan, Katingan, and Mentaya Rivers in Central Borneo, Indonesia. It is closely related to Bakumpai language. There are three dialects—Pulopetak, Ba'amang, and Mantangai.- Consonants :... |
Indonesian Indonesian language Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries.... |
| Jida | Dia | Tidak |
| Beken | Beken | Bukan |
| Pai | Pai | Kaki |
| kueh | Kueh | mana |
| si-kueh | bara-kueh | darimana |
| Hituh | Hetuh | Sini |
| si-Hituh | Intu-Hetuh | disini |
| Bara | Bara | dari |
| Kejaw | Kejaw | Jauh |
| Tukep / Parak | Tukep | dekat |
| Kuman | Kuman | Makan |
| Mihup | Mihop | minum |
| lebu | Lewu | Kampung |
| Batatapas | Bapukan | Mencuci pakaian |