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Punan languages

The Punan languages or Rejang-Sajau languages are a group of mutually intelligible isolects spoken by the Punan and related peoples of Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Classification
Smith (2017) classifies Punan dialects as follows: • Sru (Seru) † • Punan Tubu-Bah • Punan Tubu, Punan Bah, Sajau, Latti • Punan • Beketan (Bukitan), Punan Lisum, Punan Aput, Ukit, Buket (Bukat) ==Austroasiatic influence==
Austroasiatic influence
Kaufman (2018) notes that some Proto-Punan words (Smith 2017) are of likely Austroasiatic origin, including the following. • *-iap ‘count’ • *hen ‘3. pronoun’ • *buhak ‘white’ • *obet ‘animal trap (general)’ ==References==
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