Paitanic languages

Paitanic
Geographic distribution:	Sabah, Basilan
Linguistic classification:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian North Bornean Southwest Sabahan Paitanic
Glottolog:	`pait1248`^[1]

The Paitanic languages are a group of languages spoken in Sabah (Borneo) and, in the case of Yakan, Basilan Island in the Philippines. Several go by the name Lobu. They are:

Yakan, Tombonuwo, Kinabatangan, Abai Sungai, Serudung.

Dumpas may also belong here.

References

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Paitanic". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Bornean languages

North Bornean

Sabahan

Unclassified	Dumpas

North Sarawakan

Unclassified	Bintulu

Sama-Bajaw ?	Abaknon Bajaw Sinama Pangutaran Sama

Bold indicates languages with more than 1 million speakers
? indicates classification dispute
† indicates extinct status

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