Alune language Austronesian language of Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alune is an Austronesian language of west Seram in the Maluku archipelago of Indonesia. NativetoIndonesiaRegionMaluku, SeramEthnicityAluneNative speakers(17,000 cited 2000)[1]Quick facts Native to, Region ...AluneNative toIndonesiaRegionMaluku, SeramEthnicityAluneNative speakers(17,000 cited 2000)[1]Language familyAustronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP)Central–Eastern MPCentral Maluku ?East Central MalukuSeram ?NunusakuThree RiversAmalumuteAluneLanguage codesISO 639-3alpGlottologalun1238ELPAluneClose Phonology More information Labial, Alveolar ... Consonants Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal plain lab. Nasal m n ɲ Plosive voiceless p t k kʷ voiced b d Fricative s h Rhotic r Lateral l Semivowel w j Close More information Front, Central ... Vowels Front Central Back Close i u Mid e o Open a Close /d/ can be heard as a trill [r] in word-initial and intervocalic positions, and may also fluctuate to an affricate [dʒ] sound. /n/ can be heard as a velar nasal [ŋ] when preceding velar stops.[2][3] References [1]Alune at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) [2]E. Wattimury, Ny. A. Haulussy, and J. Pentury. Struktur Bahasa Alune. 1997. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. [3]Taguchi, Yushin & Takako (1990). "A phonology of Alune". Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures 8. pp. 95–127. This Austronesian languages-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles
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