Ma’anyan

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mhy
Alternate Names
Ma’anjan, Maanyak Dayak
User Population

150,000 (2003).

Location

Central Kalimantan province: Barito Selatan and Barito Timur regencies, Awang, Dusun Hilir, Dusun Selatan, Dusun Tengah, Dusun Utara, Gunung Bintang Awai, Karau Kuala, and Patangkep Tutui sub-districts, south Tamianglayang town area; South Kalimantan province: border area, and 2 areas near Damar and Tawahan.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Central-South, South
Dialects

Samihim (Buluh Kuning), Sihong (Siong), Dusun Balangan. Related to Malagasy languages in Madagascar. Lexical similarity: 77% with Paku [pku], 75% with Dusun Witu [duv].

Language Use

Also use Bakumpai [bkr]. Used as L2 by Paku [pku].

Language Development

Grammar. NT: 1999.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ma’anyan
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.