West Barito languages

West Barito
Geographic distribution	south Borneo (South Kalimantan, Indonesia)
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (Barito) West Barito
Language codes
Glottolog	west2561

The West Barito languages are a group of half a dozen Dayak (Austronesian) languages of Borneo, Indonesia. They are named after the Barito River.

Subgrouping

The languages are:

Map showing the locations in Borneo of the Southwest Barito languages Bakumpai and Ngaju.

• Northwest Barito
  • Kohin
  • Dohoi (Ot Danum)
  • Siang
• Southwest Barito
  • Mendawai
  • Bakumpai
  • Berangas (possibly a Bakumpai dialect)
  • Ngaju

References

• Meyers, Jim, Ben Rice, Susan Rice and Heather Meyers. 2003. Report on the Seruyan River surveys in central Kalimantan: Kohin, Keninjal and Sebaun (Dohoi) languages. SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.