Several of the languages are named 'Dusun' because they are spoken by the
Dusun people; they are not to be confused with the
Dusunic languages, which are also spoken by the Dusun but belong to a different branch of
Malayo-Polynesian.
The most described East Barito language is Malagasy, which is also the best known language of the
Barito group.[1] South East Borneo is considered to be the original homeland of Malagasy.[2][3] Malagasy is thought to have been brought to the East Africa region by Austronesian-speaking migrants between the 7th and 13th centuries.[4][5] Some linguistic evidence suggests that a distinct Malagasy language variety had already emerged in Borneo before the early Malagasy migrants reached Madagascar.[6][7]
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