The East Barito languages are a group of a dozen Dayak (Austronesian) languages of Borneo, and most notably Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar. They are named after the Barito River.
East Barito | |
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Geographic distribution | south Borneo (Indonesia), Madagascar |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Glottolog | east2713 |
The languages are,
Several of the languages are named 'Dusun' because they are spoken by the Dusun people; they are not to be confused with the Dusunic languages, which are also spoken by the Dusun but belong to a different branch of Malayo-Polynesian.