Geser language

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

Geser is an Austronesian language of the east end of Seram and the Gorom Islands, Indonesia. It is closely related to Watubela.^[2]^[3]

NativetoIndonesia (Maluku Islands)

RegionSeram, Geser Islands

Native speakers

(37,000 cited 1989)^[1]

Language family

Malayo-Polynesian
- Central–Eastern
  - Central Maluku ?
    - East Central Maluku
      - Seran Laut
        Geser

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Geser
Geser-Gorom
Native to	Indonesia (Maluku Islands)
Region	Seram, Geser Islands
Native speakers	(37,000 cited 1989)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Central Maluku ? East Central Maluku Seran Laut Geser
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ges`
Glottolog	`gese1240`

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Phonology

More information Labial, Alveolar ...

Consonants
		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	(ɲ)	ŋ
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t	tʃ	k	ʔ
Plosive/ Affricate	voiced	b	d		ɡ
Fricative		(f)	s			h
Rhotic			r
Lateral			l
Approximant		w		j

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/h/ and /f/ are in free alteration among the dialects of Geser and Gorom.

/ɲ/ rarely occurs.^[4]

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Vowels
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

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