2005/12/01 by K. Alexander Adelaar · 6 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Asian Studies and History #Linguistic Variation and Morphology #Multilingual Education and Policy #Malay #Linguistics #Psychology #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.1353/ol.2005.0027
openalex publication_date 2005/12/01 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Using phonological and lexical evidence, this paper seeks to demonstrate that Balinese, Sasak, and Sumbawa (which form an exclusive subgroup) are more closely related to Malay than they are to Javanese. It concludes—especially on the basis of phonological evidence—that the previously posited Malayo-Javanic subgroup should be replaced by a "Malayo-Sumbawan" subgroup that includes Malayic, Chamic, and the Balinese-Sasak-Sumbawa group in one branch, and Sundanese and Madurese in two other branches. Javanese is excluded from this subgroup.