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 ).
Vocabulary comparison between Bakumpai, Ngaju and Indonesian
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
References
* indicates proposed status ? indicates classification dispute † indicates extinct status