Greater North Borneo languages

E25858

Austronesian language subgroup proposed language subgroup

The Greater North Borneo languages are a proposed subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Borneo and nearby regions, characterized by shared lexical and phonological innovations.

Aliases (2)

Bornean languages ×1
North Bornean languages ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language subgroup → proposed language subgroup →
basedOn	lexical evidence → phonological evidence → shared innovations →
hasAbbreviation	GNB →
hasCharacteristic	areal diffusion of features → shared lexical innovations → shared phonological innovations →
hasExampleLanguage	Acehnese language → Bakumpai language → Banjarese language → Betawi Malay → Brunei Malay → Cham language → Iban language → Kadazan Dusun language → Kayan language → Kedayan language → Malay language → Minangkabau language → Murutic languages → Ngaju language → Rejang language → Standard Malay → Sundanese →
hasGeographicDistribution	Borneo → Brunei → Kalimantan → Malay Peninsula → Sabah → Sarawak → Sumatra →
hasResearchField	Austronesian linguistics → historical linguistics →
hasTheoreticalStatus	controversial → not universally accepted →
includesLanguageGroup	Barito languages → Chamic languages → Kayanic languages → Land Dayak languages → Malayic languages → Malayo-Chamic languages → North Bornean languages → Rejang languages → Sabahan languages → Southwest Sabahan languages → Sundanese language →
proposedBy	Alexander D. Smith → Robert Blust →
spokenIn	Brunei → Cambodia → Indonesia → Laos → Madagascar → Malaysia → Philippines → Singapore → Thailand → Vietnam →
subclassOf	Austronesian languages → Malayo-Polynesian languages →
timeOfProposal	early 21st century →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Austronesian languages → Austronesian languages ("Bornean languages") →	hasSubfamily
Greater North Borneo languages ("North Bornean languages") →	includesLanguageGroup