Ot Danum language
Austronesian language spoken in Kalimantan, Indonesia
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Ot Danum is a Barito language of the central Borneo, Indonesia, spoken by the Ot Danum people. Dialects include Cihie and Dohoi.[2]
| Ot Danum | |
|---|---|
| Dohoi | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
| Ethnicity | Ot Danum people |
Native speakers | 79,000 (2007)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | otd |
| Glottolog | otda1235 |
Phonology
Consonants
- /ɕ/ may also be heard as [s] in free variation. In word-final position, it can be approximantized as [ɕ̞].
- /ɾ/ can be heard as [l] in word-final position.
- Prenasalization is said to also occur among voiced stops /b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ/ in word-initial and intervocalic positions as [ᵐb, ⁿd, ᶮd͡ʑ, ᵑɡ].
- Stop sounds /p, t, k/ in word-final position are heard as unreleased [p̚, t̚, k̚].
- /h/ is heard as labialized [hʷ] when occurring anywhere within the position of /u/, and heard as a fronted velar [x̟] when occurring in the position of /i/.
Consonant fronting
Consonant fronting as well as laminalizing occurs among the following consonants when anywhere within the position of /i/. The allophones are heard as following:
Vowels
- /a/ can also be heard as [ɐ] in free variation.
- /i, u/ are heard as [ɪ, ʊ] when preceding a vowel.[3]
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