Bukar–Sadong language

Bukar–Sadong
Bukar–Sadong
Native to	Malaysia, Indonesia
Region	Borneo
Native speakers	49,000 in Malaysia (2000 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Land Dayak Bidayuh Bukar–Sadong; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sdo
Glottolog	buka1257

Bukar–Sadong is an Austronesian language mainly spoken by Bidayuh people in Sarawak but also in bordering regions of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. McGinn (2009) proposes that it is the closest relative of the divergent Rejang language of Sumatra.^[2]

References

^ Bukar–Sadong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ McGinn, Richard (2009) "Out-of-Borneo subgrouping hypothesis for Rejang". In Adelaar & Pawley, eds, Austronesian historical linguistics and culture history

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[e18-1] Bukar–Sadong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] McGinn, Richard (2009) "Out-of-Borneo subgrouping hypothesis for Rejang". In Adelaar & Pawley, eds, Austronesian historical linguistics and culture history

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