Embaloh language
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| Mbalo | |
|---|---|
| Embaloh | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
|
Native speakers
|
unknown (10,000 cited 1991)[1] |
|
Austronesian
|
|
| Dialects |
Kalis
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | emb |
| Glottolog | emba1238[2] |
Mbalo (Embaloh) is an Austronesian (Dayak) language of Borneo. Apart from Taman, it is not close to other languages, and its classification has long been controversial. Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) propose that it is especially close to Buginese. However, it is frequently left as an isolate within (Nuclear) Malayo-Polynesian.
Kalis (Kalis Maloh) may be a distinct language.
References
- ↑ Mbalo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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Bibliography
- K. Alexander Adelaar and Nikolaus Himmelmann, The Austronesian languages of Asia and Madagascar. Routledge, 2005.
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