Kenyah languages

The Kenyah languages are a group of half a dozen or so closely related languages spoken by the Kenyah peoples of Borneo. They are:
 * Kenyah proper (a dialect cluster, incl. Madang), Sebob, Tutoh (Long Wat), Wahau Kenyah, Uma’ Lung / Uma’ Lasan.

Ethnologue says that the Punan–Nibong languages are related to Uma’ Lasan, Glottolog that they are outside the Kenyah languages.

Classification
Soriente (2008) proposes a Kayan-Kenyah grouping.
 * Proto–Kayan-Kenyah
 * Kenyah
 * Upper Pujungan
 * Usun Apau
 * Penan
 * West Penan
 * East Penan
 * Kayanic
 * Lebu Kulit
 * Mboh
 * Ngorek
 * Kayan

However, Smith (2015) rejects Soriente's grouping, and argues that Kenyah and Kayan are separate groups. Smith (2015) proposes the following classification.
 * Proto-Kenyah
 * Highland
 * Highland A dialects: Lepo Gah, Lepo Sawa, Lepo Laang, Lepo Baha, Lepo Maut, Lepo Ké, Bakung, Lepo Ndang
 * Highland B dialects: Lepo Tau, Badeng, Uma Lasan, Uma Alim, Òma Lóngh
 * Lowland
 * Western Lowland dialects: Lebo' Vo'
 * Eastern Lowland dialects: Lebu Kulit, Lebuq Timai, Uma Pawa, Uma Ujok, Uma Kelap/Kelep
 * Penan-Sebop
 * Penan
 * Sebop

This classification of Kenyah languages was updated in a second publication, "Penan, Sebop, and Kenyah internal classification". There, it was shown that Penan and Sebop subgroup specifically with the Western-Lowland branch of Lowland Kenyah. This subgrouping was repeated in the dissertation, "The languages of Borneo: a comprehensive classification".
 * Proto-Kenyah
 * Highland
 * Highland A dialects: Lepo Gah, Lepo Sawa, Lepo Laang, Lepo Baha, Lepo Maut, Lepo Ké, Bakung, Lepo Ndang
 * Highland B dialects: Lepo Tau, Badeng, Uma Lasan, Uma Alim, Òma Lóngh
 * Lowland
 * Western Lowland dialects: Lebo' Vo', Eastern Penan, Western Penan, Sebop
 * Eastern Lowland dialects: Lebu Kulit, Lebuq Timai, Uma Pawa, Uma Ujok, Uma Kelap/Kelep

Supposed Austroasiatic influence
Kaufman (2018) notes that many Proto-Kenyah words (Smith 2017) are of likely Austroasiatic origin, including the following (Note: The Austroasiatic branch reconstructions are from Paul Sidwell's reconstructions).


 * *saləŋ ‘black’ (cf. Proto-Palaungic *laŋ; Proto-Bahnaric *sla(ː)ŋ ‘clear, transparent’)
 * *makaŋ ‘brave’
 * *dəŋ ‘deaf’ (cf. Proto-Katuic *tuŋ; Mon daŋ)
 * *pətat ‘divorce’ (cf. Mon tɛt)
 * *naʔ ‘give’ (cf. Proto-South-Bahnaric *ʔaːn; Khmu ʔan)
 * *biləŋ ‘green’
 * *mə-bʰuh ‘help, assist’
 * *laʔu ‘hungry’
 * *adaŋ ‘must’
 * *iəŋ ‘mosquito’
 * *kabiŋ ‘left (side)’
 * *pilaw ‘smooth’ (cf. Proto-Katuic *phiil)
 * *biʔən ‘time’ (cf. Proto-Palaungic *bən ‘(future) time’)
 * *nəmbam ‘tomorrow’
 * *ait ‘sand’
 * *luaŋ ‘seed’
 * *su ‘grandchild’ (cf. Proto-Palaungic *cuʔ)

Vo words of likely Austroasiatic origin include:


 * ɟen ‘bring’
 * pikəp ‘narrow’
 * mamoŋ ‘pregnant’
 * imaʔ ‘rain’ (cf. Proto-Austroasiatic *gmaʔ)
 * lañaʔ ‘fast/quick’ (cf. Proto-Vietic *m-laɲ; Proto-North-Bahnaric *raɲ)
 * məɲon ‘sit’ (cf. Proto-Palaungic *-ɟɔn)
 * ʄap ‘ten’ (cf. Khmer dɑp < Chinese?)
 * sah ‘seed’ (cf. Proto-Palaungic *ʄak)