Lawangan language
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Lawangan is an Austronesian
language bellonging to East Barito languages
. It is spoken by about 100 000 Lawangan people
(subgroup of Dayak people
) living in the central Kalimantan
, Indonesia
.
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 East Barito languages
East Barito languages
The East Barito languages are a group of a dozen Dayak languages of Borneo, and most famously Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar. They are named after the Barito River.The languages are,*Central–South**Dusun Deyah...
. It is spoken by about 100 000 Lawangan people
Lawangan people
Lawangan are indigenous people of Borneo from the Dayak group. They speak Lawangan 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...
.