- Ngaju language
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Ngaju Spoken in Indonesia Region Kalimantan Native speakers 890,000 (2003) Language family Austronesian- Malayo-Polynesian
- West Barito
- South
- Ngaju
- South
- West Barito
Language codes ISO 639-3 nij This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. Ngaju is an Austronesian language spoken along the Kapuas, Kahayan, Katingan, and Mentaya Rivers in Central Borneo, Indonesia. It is closely related to Bakumpai language. There are three dialects—Pulopetak, Ba'amang, and Mantangai.[1]
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Phonology
Consonants
Ngaju has the following consonants.[2]
Bilabial Coronal Palatal Velar Glottal Stops Voiceless p t c k Voiced b d ɟ ɡ Fricatives s h Nasals m n ɲ ŋ Lateral l Trill r Semivowels w j Vowels
Ngaju has the following vowels. All vowels except ə can be long.[3]
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roundedHigh i u Mid e ə o Low a Vocabulary
Vocabulary comparison between Bakumpai, Ngaju, Indonesian and English languages.
Bakumpai Ngaju Indonesian English Jida Dia Tidak No Beken Beken Bukan Not Pai Pai Kaki Foot / Leg Kueh Kueh Mana Which / Where Si-kueh Bara-kueh Dari mana Where from Hituh Hetuh Sini Here Si-hituh Intu-hetuh Di sini Here Bara Bara Dari From Kejaw Kejaw Jauh Far Tukep / Parak Tukep Dekat Near Kuman Kuman Makan Eat Mihup Mihop Minum Drink Lebu Lewu Kampung Village Batatapas Bapukan Mencuci pakaian To wash clothes Notes
References
Ashn E. Johannes. 1971. "An Introduction to Dayak Ngaju Morphology," Malang MA thesis.
T.W.J. Mihing & W.A.L. Stokhof. 1977. "On the Ngaju Dayak Sound System," Miscellaneous Studies in Indonesian and Languages in Indonesia 3:49-59.
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- Malayo-Polynesian
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