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[ edit ]
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
* indicates proposed status ? indicates classification dispute † indicates extinct status