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Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Not to be confused with Taloki language.
Tolaki (To'olaki) is the major language of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch.
Phonology
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||
prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑɡ | ||
Fricative | β | s | h | ||
Lateral | l | ||||
Trill | r |
/b/ and /d/ are optionally realized as implosives [ɓ] and [ɗ]. /β/ can also be heard as a glide [w].[2]
Front | Back | |
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Close | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
Open | a |
References
- ^ Tolaki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Zalili Sailan and La Ode Sidu Marafad and Gusarmin Sofyan and Sahlan, and Hamuni. 1995. Tata Bahasa Tolaki. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
- ^ Mead, David. 1998. Proto–Bungku-Tolaki: Reconstruction of its phonology and aspects of its morphosyntax . PhD dissertation. Houston: Rice University, p. 19. hdl:1911/19290
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