Genetic inheritance in the Malayic languages of Kotawaringin Barat, Indonesia
Abstract
This thesis will attempt to classify the languages of Kotawaringin Barat, Kalimantan
Tengah, Indonesia using comparative analysis and dialectology. Comparison will be made
with Proto-Malayic and other comparative dialectal studies to determine if the KoBar languages
are autochthonous to Borneo or part of a back-migration of Malay languages from
outside Borneo. If they are autochthonous, then I will seek to place them in the network
of Malayic dialects based on phonological changes. Finally, the internal relationships of the
languages will be determined based on sound changes. It is my hope that this paper will
move forward the study of Malayic languages on Borneo.