Basap language

Not to be confused with Sajau Basap language.

Basap is an Austronesian language spoken in Borneo, Indonesia.

Basap
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Borneo
Ethnicity	Punan
Native speakers	15,000 (2007)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Basap–Barito Basap
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bdb
Glottolog	basa1286

Within Kalimantan Timur and Kalimantan Utara provinces, Basap speakers are scattered across Berau, Bulungan, Kutai Kartanegara, Penajam Paser Utara, and Kutai Timur regencies. Dialects are Jembayan, Bulungan, Berau, Dumaring, Binatang, and Karangan (Ethnologue).

Smith (2018)^[2] considers Basap to have formed part of an ancient linkage of early forms of Barito languages in eastern Kalimantan.

Phonology

Consonants^[3]

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p b	t d	tʃ dʒ	k g	ʔ
Fricative		s			h
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Approximant	w	l	j

Vowels^[3]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Low		a