Saʼban language
| Sa’ban | |
|---|---|
| Region | Borneo |
Native speakers | (2,000 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | snv |
| Glottolog | saba1265 |
Sa’ban is one of the remoter languages of Borneo, on the Sarawak–Kalimantan border.
Classification
Sa'ban is a member of the Apo Duat subgroup of languages, which also includes Kelabit, Lun Bawang/Lundayeh and Tring.[2] Collectively, they belong to the North Sarawak subgroup of the Austronesian family.[3]
Bibliography
- Blust, Robert (1997). ‘Ablaut in Northwest Borneo’. Diachronica 14 (1): 1-30.
- Blust, Robert (2001). ‘Language, Dialect and Riotous Sound Change: The case of Sa’ban’. In Graham W. Thurgood (ed.) Papers from the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 249–359. Tempe: Arizona State University.
- Clayre, Beatrice (1972). "A preliminary comparative study of the Lun Bawang (Murut) and Sa’ban languages of Sarawak". Sarawak Museum Journal 20: 40-41, 45-47.
- Clayre, Beatrice (1994). ‘Sa’ban: a case of language change’. In Peter W. Martin (ed) Shifting Patterns of Language Use in Borneo, 209-226. Williamsburg VA: Borneo Research Council.
- Clayre, Beatrice (2005). "Kelabitic languages and the fate of ‘focus’: evidence from the Kerayan". In I Wayan Arka & Malcolm Ross (eds.) The many faces of Austronesian voice systems: some new empirical studies, 17-57. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
- Clayre, Beatrice (2014). ‘A preliminary typology of the languages of Middle Borneo’. In Peter Sercombe, Michael Boutin & Adrian Clynes (eds.) Advances in research on cultural and linguistic practices in Borneo, 123-151. Phillips, Maine USA: Borneo Research Council.
References
- ^ Sa’ban at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Martin, Peter (1996). "A comparative ethnolinguistic survey of the Murut (Lun Bawang) with special reference to Brunei". In Martin, Peter; Oz̊óg, Conrad; Poedjosoedarmo, Gloria (eds.). Language Use and Language Change in Brunei Darussalam. Athens OH: Ohio University Press. pp. 268–279.
- ^ Blust, Robert (1997). "Ablaut in Northwest Borneo". Diachronica. 14: 1–30.
External links
Kaipuleohone has archived written materials as well as audio recordings (RB1-001, RB1-003-A)
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