The Paitanic languages are a group of languages spoken in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo by the Paitan people. Several go by the name Lobu.

Paitanic
Geographic
distribution
Sabah
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Language codes
Glottologpait1248

Languages

edit

The Paitanic languages are Tombonuwo, Kinabatangan, Abai Sungai, and Serudung.

Dumpas may also belong here. Furthermore, Lobel (2013) classifies Murut Serudung as a Paitanic language.[1]

Lobel (2016)

edit

Lobel (2016) covers the following Paitanic languages:[2]

  • Sungai Beluran
  • Lingkabau
  • Lobu Tampios
  • Lobu Lanas
  • Sungai Kuamut
  • Murut Serudong

References

edit
  1. Lobel, Jason William (2013). Philippine and North Bornean languages: issues in description, subgrouping, and reconstruction (PhD dissertation) (PDF). Moana, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i at Manoa. pp. 399–400.
  2. Lobel, Jason William (2016). North Borneo Sourcebook: Vocabularies and Functors. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824857790.