The Barito languages are a score of Dayak languages of Borneo, and most famously Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar. The are named after the Barito River. The migration of Barito people to Madagascar ca 800 CE is one of the great mysteries of history. It is possible that Malay trading ships were manned by Barito crews.

PropertyValue
dbpprop:abstract
  • The Barito languages are a score of Dayak languages of Borneo, and most famously Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar. The are named after the Barito River. The migration of Barito people to Madagascar ca 800 CE is one of the great mysteries of history. It is possible that Malay trading ships were manned by Barito crews. The Barito family is sometimes split up into its three branches, East Barito, West Barito, and Mahakam, given the possibility that their similarities may be due to a Sprachbund. However, a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database supported the unity of Barito at a confidence level of 97%.
dbpprop:child
dbpprop:fam
dbpprop:familycolor
  • Austronesian
dbpprop:name
  • Barito
dbpprop:reference
dbpprop:region
dbpprop:wikiPageUsesTemplate
rdfs:comment
  • The Barito languages are a score of Dayak languages of Borneo, and most famously Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar. The are named after the Barito River. The migration of Barito people to Madagascar ca 800 CE is one of the great mysteries of history. It is possible that Malay trading ships were manned by Barito crews.
rdfs:label
  • Barito languages
skos:subject
foaf:page
is dbpprop:child of
is dbpprop:fam of