Mbalo (Embaloh) is an Austronesian (Dayak) language of Borneo. Apart from Taman it is not close to other languages and its classification has long been controversial. Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) propose that it is especially close to Buginese. However it is frequently left as an isolate within (Nuclear) Malayo-Polynesian.Kalis (Kalis Maloh) may be a distinct language.
ISO 639-3 code
emb
family
Malayo-Polynesian languages, Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages, South Sulawesi languages
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