Segai language
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Austronesian language spoken in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Segai | |
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Punan Kelai | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | East Kalimantan |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 1981–2002)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | sge – Segai |
Glottolog | sega1243 Segai |
Segai, also known as Punan Kelai, is a
Kayanic language spoken in several communities along the Kelai River, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[2]
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n
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ɲ | ŋ | ||
Plosive | voiceless | p | t
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c | k | ʔ |
voiced | b | d
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ɟ | ɡ | ||
Fricative | s | h | ||||
Liquid | r
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Glide
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w |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e, ɛ | ə | o |
Open | æ | a | ɒ |
Diphthongs also occur as [iw, ew, æw, əw], [ao̯, ai̯, ae̯], [uj, oj].
External links
- ^ Segai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Smith, Alexander D. (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii at Manoa. p. 77.
- ^ a b Smith, Alexander D. (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii at Manoa. p. 78.
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- † indicates extinct status
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