Paitanic languages

Paitanic
Geographic
distribution
Sabah
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Language codes
Glottologpait1248

The Paitanic languages are a group of languages spoken in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo by the Paitan people. Several go by the name Lobu.

Languages

The Paitanic languages are Tombonuwo, Kinabatangan, Abai Sungai, and Serudung.

Dumpas may also belong here. Furthermore, Lobel (2013) classifies Murut Serudung as a Paitanic language.[1]

Lobel (2016)

Lobel (2016) covers the following Paitanic languages:[2]

  • Sungai Beluran
  • Lingkabau
  • Lobu Tampios
  • Lobu Lanas
  • Sungai Kuamut
  • Murut Serudong

References

  1. ^ Lobel, Jason William (2013). Philippine and North Bornean languages: issues in description, subgrouping, and reconstruction (PhD dissertation) (PDF). Moana, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i at Manoa. pp. 399–400.
  2. ^ Lobel, Jason William (2016). North Borneo Sourcebook: Vocabularies and Functors. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824857790.