Sangir language

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Sangirese
Native toIndonesia
Philippines
RegionNorth Sulawesi
Davao del Sur
Davao Occidental
Davao Oriental
Native speakers
Sangir: 170,000 (2010)[1]
Sangil: 15,000 (1996)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
sxn – Sangir
snl – Sangil
Glottolognort2871

Sangirese, also known as Sangihé, Sangi, and Sangih, is an

Austronesian language spoken on the islands linking northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, with Mindanao, Philippines by the Sangirese people
.

It belongs to the Philippine group within the Austronesian language family.[1] Some lexical influence comes from Ternate and Spanish.[2][3]

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive
 voiceless p
t
 		k ʔ
voiced b
d
 		ɡ
Nasal m
n
 		ŋ
Fricative
 β s ɣ h
Rhotic ɾ
Lateral
l
 		𝼈
Approximant
 w j

/ɣ/ is mainly heard in the Sangihé dialect.[4]

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Mid e o
Open a
  • Vowels /i, e, a, o, u/ may also be heard as [ɪ, ɛ, ə, ɔ, ʊ] within syllables.
  • /ɨ/ can be heard as [ɨ], [ɯ], [ə].[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sangir at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Sangil at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. OCLC 40821169
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  3. OCLC 154714449
    .
  4. ^ Maryott, Kenneth R. (1986). "Pre-Sangir *l, *d, *r and Associated Phonemes". Notes on Linguistics. 34: 25–40.
  5. ^ Maryott, Kenneth R. (1977). "The Phonemes of Sarangani Sangiré". Studies in Philippine Linguistics. 1 (2): 264–279.

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