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Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Saluan, or Loinang after one of its dialects, is the main language of the eastern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi.
Phonology
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
voiced | b | d | dʒ | ɡ | ||
Fricative | s | h | ||||
Rhotic | r | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Approximant | w | j |
In some dialects, the distinction between /l/, /r/ and /n/ is neutralized to /n/ in word-final position, as in putan 'rope' (putal in most dialects).[3]
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | (ə) | o |
Open | a |
The central vowel [ə] is restricted to certain dialects.
In final position, there is a phonemic distinction between long and short vowels, e.g. /ikuː/ 'tail' vs. /siku/ 'elbow'.[3]
References
- ^ Saluan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Pamolango, Valantino (2012). Geografi Dialek Bahasa Saluan. Manado: Universitas Sam Ratulangi.
- ^ a b Mead, David and Edy Pasanda (2015). An Initial Appreciation of the Dialect Situation in Saluan and Batui (Eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia). SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2015-013. SIL International.
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