Banda language (Maluku)

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Not to be confused with Banda languages.
Banda
Native to
Kei Islands
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bnd
Glottologband1355

Banda is an

Kei Islands in the Indonesian province of Maluku
.

Originally, the Banda language was spoken on the Banda Islands until the Dutch military campaign in 1621, during which almost all indigenous inhabitants were killed, enslaved or exiled. Survivors of the campaign found refuge on the island of Kei Besar, where the language is still in active use in the villages Banda Elat and Banda Eli.[2]

Phonology

Consonants[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive p b
d
 		k
Fricative f s
Nasal m
n
 		ɲ ŋ
Approximant w
l
 		j
Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References

  1. ^ Banda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. JSTOR 27865462
    .
  3. ^ a b Kakerissa, O.; Kasihuw, Ny. J.; Tamaela, J. (1996). Struktur Bahasa Banda (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
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