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Not to be confused with Saa language.

Saʼa (also known as South Malaita and Apaeʼaa) is an Oceanic language spoken on Small Malaita and Ulawa Island in the Solomon Islands. In 1999, there were around 12,000 speakers of the language.

Phonology

The phonemes of Saʼa are listed below.[2]

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar 		Velar Glottal
plain lab.
Plosive p pʷ t tʃ k ʔ
Fricative s h
Nasal m mʷ n ŋ
Lateral l
Tap ɾ
Approximant w

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

References

  1. ^ Saʼa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ashley, Karen (2012). Semantics of Saʼa transitive suffixes and thematic consonants (PDF) (MA thesis). Dallas International University. pp. 15–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-17.


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