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Bukar–Sadong language

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Bukar–Sadong
Native toMalaysia, Indonesia
RegionBorneo
Native speakers
49,000 in Malaysia (2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3sdo
Glottologbuka1257

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

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  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