Lawangan is an Austronesian language of the East Barito group. It is spoken by about 100,000 Lawangan people (one of the Dayak peoples) living in the central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Lawangan has a high degree of dialectal diversity.
| Lawangan | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
| Ethnicity | Lawangan people |
Native speakers | (120,000 cited 1981)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:lbx – Lawangantwy – Tawoyan |
| Glottolog | nort2888 |
Dialects
Lawangan is divided into at least several dialects, including:
- Ajuh
- Bakoi (Lampüng)
- Bantian (Bentian), spoken at Bentian Besar, West Kutai Regency
- Banuwang
- Bawu (Bawo)
- Benuaq
- Kali
- Karau (Beloh)
- Lawa
- Lolang
- Mantararen
- Njumit
- Paser / Pasir. This dialect is spoken at Paser Regency and its surroundings. This dialect is also often known as "Paser language".[2][3]
- Purai
- Purung
- Tuwang
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
References
Further reading
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