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Bidayuh, Bukar-Sadong

A language of Malaysia (Sarawak)

ISO 639-3sdo

Population  49,100 in Malaysia (2000 census).
Region  Sarawak, Serian 1st Division. 30 or more villages. Also in Indonesia (Kalimantan).
Language map  Brunei and Malaysia - Sarawak, reference number 35
Alternate names   Buka, Bukar, Bukar Sadung Bidayah, Sadung, Serian, Tebakang
Dialects  Bukar Bidayuh (Bidayuh, Bidayah, Bideyu), Bukar Sadong, Bukar Sadung Bidayuh, Mentuh Tapuh. Lexical similarity: 57% with Malay [zsm].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Land Dayak, Bidayuh, Eastern
Language development  Radio programs.

Also spoken in:

Indonesia (Kalimantan)

Language name   Bidayuh, Bukar-Sadong
Region  West Kalimantan Province, Sarawak border, Sanggau and Sintang regencies.
Language map  Indonesia, Kalimantan, reference number 12
Alternate names  Buka, Bukar, Bukar Sadong, Bukar Sadung Bidayah, Sabutan, Sadong, Serian, Tebakang
Dialects  Bukar Sadong, Bukar Bidayuh (Bidayuh, Bidayah).
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BIDAYUH Language Development Project Bukar-Sadung Group, compiler. 2008. Buk ubaang sanda' bigambar = Kamus bergambar = Picture dictionary; Sanda' BidayĆ­h Bukar-Sadung, Bahasa Malaysia, English.

NOEB, Jonas; RENSCH, Calvin R.; RENSCH, Carolyn M.; RIDU, Robert Sulis, authors. 2006. The Bidayuh language: yesterday, today and tomorrow.

NOEB, Jonas; RENSCH, Calvin R.; RENSCH, Carolyn M.; RIDU, Robert Sulis, authors. 2012. The Bidayuh Language: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Revised and Expanded).  Available online

RENSCH, Calvin R., author. 2006. "Rhythm in Bidayuh."  Available online

RENSCH, Calvin R., author. 2006. "Studies in the early Bidayuh language: proto Bidayuh and its relatives."

RENSCH, Calvin R., author. 2008. "Rhythm in Bidayuh."

RENSCH, Carolyn M., author. 2006. "Nasality in Bidayuh phonology."