The Ibanic Languages of Western Borneo: Additional Linguistic Data.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
The Ibanic Languages of Western Borneo: Additional Linguistic Data. |
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Author :
Chong Shin |
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Abstract:
Self-ascribed Iban number 603,735 and constitute the largest ethnic group in Sarawak (Lam, 2006). A review of published materials reveals that the Iban language in Sarawak is well studied. Materials can be found in many forms, such as working papers, journals, books, dictionaries and other publications1. With such a large number of resources, do we understand “Iban” linguistics sufficiently? One must bear in mind that in Borneo, apart from the “Iban language” spoken in Sarawak, in Indonesian Borneo (West Kalimantan) many of the “Dayak” groups scattered in the watershed of the Kapuas River between the Sekadau River and Sentarum Lake (Upper Kapuas)are known to speak varieties closely related to “Iban”;see Collins (2004). Furthermore, this area is claimed as the homeland of the Iban group; see Sandin (1968) and Padoch (1982). From a linguistic point of view, Hudson (1970) categorised such varieties as Ibanic. He conducted a linguistic survey of some of Borneo’s indigenous languages in Sarawak and West Kalimantan and found that the ethnic terminologies and the languages in Borneo were rather complex. For example, the Selako people who are commonly labelled as “Land Dayak”, are, in fact, linguistically different from the “Land Dayak” {Bidayuh).
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Chong Shin. (2009). The Ibanic Languages of Western Borneo: Additional Linguistic Data. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LXVI (87): 97-118 |
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