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Balantak language

Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Balantak is an Austronesian language spoken at the head of the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is classified as a member of the Saluan-Banggai branch of the Celebic subgroup. The Balantak language is the primary language of the Balantak people. Although 90% of the population are also proficient in Indonesian, the vernacular is still vigorously used in everyday contexts, and most children only speak Balantak before entering school.[2]

NativetoIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
EthnicityBalantak people
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 2000)[1]
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Balantak
Wurung Balantak
Native toIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
EthnicityBalantak people
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3blz
Glottologbala1315
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Phonology

Balantak has the following phoneme inventory:[3]

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Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ ⟨ng⟩
Plosive voiceless p t t͡ʃ ⟨c⟩[a] k ʔ ⟨'⟩
voiced b d d͡ʒ ⟨j⟩[a] g
Fricative s h[a]
Lateral l
Trill r
Approximant w j ⟨y⟩
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  1. [a]
    Only occur in loanwords
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Vowels
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid ɛ ⟨e⟩ ɔ ⟨o⟩
Low a
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Sequences of like vowels are phonetically realized as long vowels, e.g. toop [tɔ:p] 'cigarette', nuur [nu:r] 'coconut'.

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