Melanau language

Melanau language
Melanau
Spoken in Malaysia, Brunei
Region Sarawak and neighboring Brunei
Native speakers 113 280  ({{{speakersdate}}})
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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Phonology

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

Vowels

Melanau has the following vowels.[2]

front central back
rounded
High i u
Mid ɛ ə ɔ
Low a

Notes

  1. ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
  2. ^ a b Clayre 1970.

References

  • I.F.C.S. Clayre. 1970. "The Spelling of Melanau (nee Milano)," The Sarawak Museum Journal 18:330-352.

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