Bidayuhic languages

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The Bidayuhic languages are a group of closely related Austronesian languages spoken primarily by the Bidayuh people in western Borneo, especially in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bidayuh languages 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages
language family
areClassifiedAs Land Dayak subgroup NERFINISHED
areEndangered true
areMutuallyIntelligibleToVaryingDegrees true
areRecognizedInMalaysianCensus true
areSpokenInRuralAreas true
areSubjectOf Austronesian comparative linguistics NERFINISHED
language documentation projects
areThreatenedBy language shift to English
language shift to Malay
areUsedIn local cultural practices
oral literature
traditional songs
associatedWithReligion Christianity
traditional Bidayuh beliefs
hasAlternativeName Land Dayak languages
hasEthnicGroup Bidayuh people NERFINISHED
hasGlottologCode bida1251
hasGlottologName Bidayuhic NERFINISHED
hasISOClassification Austronesian NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryCountry Malaysia NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryState Sarawak NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh NERFINISHED
Biatah Bidayuh NERFINISHED
Bukar-Sadong Bidayuh NERFINISHED
Rara Bidayuh NERFINISHED
Selako NERFINISHED
Taraang Bidayuh NERFINISHED
Tringgus-Sembaan Bidayuh NERFINISHED
haveLexicalSimilarity true
havePhonologicalFeaturesInCommon true
haveWritingSystem Latin script
languageBranchOf Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
memberOf Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
partOf Austronesian languages NERFINISHED
region northwestern Borneo
southwestern Sarawak
spokenBy Bidayuh people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Borneo NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED
Sarawak NERFINISHED
western Borneo NERFINISHED
subclassOf Austronesian language family NERFINISHED
usedBy indigenous communities of Sarawak
usedIn oral communication

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sarawak Malay hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Bidayuhic languages
this entity surface form: Bidayuh languages
Bornean languages hasSubgroup Bidayuhic languages
Bidayuh people language Bidayuhic languages
this entity surface form: Bidayuh languages
Bidayuh languageFamily Bidayuhic languages