Molbog-Bonggi | |
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(disputed) | |
Geographic distribution | Sabah |
Linguistic classification |
Austronesian
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Glottolog | None |
The Molbog-Bonggi languages are a proposed microgroup the Austronesian languages comprising Bonggi and Molbog, spoken in Sabah on Borneo, on Palawan in the Philippines, and on the islands in between. [1] [2]
The classification of Molbog is controversial. Thiessen (1981) groups Molbog with the Palawanic languages, based on shared phonological and lexical innovations. [3] This classification is supported by Smith (2017). [4] An alternative view is taken by Lobel (2013), who puts Molbog together with Bonggi in a Molbog-Bonggi subgroup. [5]