Ma’anyan

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A language of Indonesia

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

150,000 (2003).

Location

Central Kalimantan Province, Barito Selatan regency, Dusun Hilir, Karau Kuala, Dusun Selatan, Dusun Utara, Gunung Bintang Awai, Dusun Tengah, Awang, and Patangkep Tutui subdistricts. South Tamianglayang town area, Patai river watershed.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

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

Language Development
Grammar. NT: 1999.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ma’anyan
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion.