Basap language

Basap
Basap
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Borneo
Ethnicity	Punan
Native speakers	15,000 (2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Basap–Barito Basap; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bdb
Glottolog	basa1286

Basap is an Austronesian language spoken in Borneo, Indonesia.

Within Kalimantan Timur and Kalimantan Utara provinces, Basap speakers are scattered across Berau, Bulungan, Kutai Kartanegara, Penajam Paser Utara, and Kutai Timur regencies. Dialects are Jembayan, Bulungan, Berau, Dumaring, Binatang, and Karangan (Ethnologue).

Smith (2018)^[2] considers Basap to have formed part of an ancient linkage of early forms of Barito languages in eastern Kalimantan.

Phonology

Consonants^[3]
	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p b	t d	tʃ dʒ	k g	ʔ
Fricative		s			h
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Approximant	w	l	j

Vowels^[3]
	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Low		a

References

^ Basap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Smith, Alexander D. 2018. The Barito Linkage Hypothesis, with a Note on the Position of Basap. JSEALS Volume 11.1 (2018).
^ a b Ibrahim, Sjahrial S.A.R.; Effendi, Rustam; Lambut, M.P. (1991). Struktur Bahasa Bosap (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.

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[e18-1] Basap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Smith, Alexander D. 2018. The Barito Linkage Hypothesis, with a Note on the Position of Basap. JSEALS Volume 11.1 (2018).

[struktur1991-3] Ibrahim, Sjahrial S.A.R.; Effendi, Rustam; Lambut, M.P. (1991). Struktur Bahasa Bosap (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.