Melanau language
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| Melanau | ||||
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| Spoken in | Malaysia, Brunei | |||
| Region | Sarawak and neighboring Brunei | |||
| Native speakers | 113 280 (date missing) | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-3 | mel | |||
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Melanau is an Austronesian language spoken in the coastal area of the Rejang delta on northwest Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia and Brunei. There are several dialects—Mukah-Oya, Balingian, Bruit, Dalat, Igan, Sarikei, Segahan, Prehan, Segalang, and Siteng.[1]
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[edit] Phonology
[edit] Consonants
Melanau has the following consonants.[2]
| Bilabial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops and affricates |
Voiceless | p | t | tʃ | k | ʔ | |
| Voiced | b | d | dʒ | ɡ | |||
| Fricatives | s | h, hʲ | |||||
| Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||
| Lateral | l | ||||||
| Trills | r | ʀ | |||||
| Semivowels | w | j | |||||
[edit] Vowels
Melanau has the following vowels.[2]
| front | central | back rounded |
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|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
| Low | a |
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- I.F.C.S. Clayre. 1970. "The Spelling of Melanau (nee Milano)," The Sarawak Museum Journal 18:330-352.
