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Austronesian language spoken in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Bakumpai is an Austronesian language belonging to the West Barito languages . It is spoken by about 100,000 Bakumpai people (a subgroup of Dayak people ) living in the central Kalimantan , Indonesia .
Neighbouring ethnic groups are Banjar people , Ngaju people and Ma'anyan people . Thus there is high lexical similarity with the neighbouring languages (75% with Ngaju , 45% with Banjar ).
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Bakumpai
Ngaju Indonesian English
Jida Dia Tidak No
Beken Beken Bukan Not
Pai Pai Kaki Leg
Kueh Kueh Mana Where
Si-Kueh Bara-Kueh Dari mana From where
Hituh Hetuh Sini Here
Si-Hituh Intu-Hetuh Di sini Right here
Bara Bara Dari From
Kejaw Kejaw Jauh Far
Tukep/Parak Tukep Dekat Near
Kuman Kuman Makan Eat
Mihup Mihop Minum Drink
Lebu Lewu Kampung Village
Batatapas Bapukan Mencuci pakaian Wash clothes
* indicates proposed status
? indicates classification dispute
† indicates extinct status
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