Bonggi language

Austronesian language spoken in Sabah, Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bonggi (Banggi) is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Bonggi people of Banggi Island, off the northern tip of Sabah, Malaysia.

NativetoMalaysia
RegionSabah
Ethnicity1,400 (1990)[1]
Native speakers
Unknown[1]
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Bonggi
Native toMalaysia
RegionSabah
Ethnicity1,400 (1990)[1]
Native speakers
Unknown[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bdg
Glottologbong1289
Approximate location where Bonggi is spoken
Approximate location where Bonggi is spoken
Bonggi
Location of Banggi Island, where Banggi is spoken.
Approximate location where Bonggi is spoken
Approximate location where Bonggi is spoken
Bonggi
Bonggi (Malaysia)
Coordinates: 7°15′0″N 117°10′0″E
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Orthography

Vowels and diphthongs

  • a – [a/ã/ə̃], [ə] unstressed
  • e – [e/ə]
  • i – [i/ɪ]
  • o – [o/ɔ/ɔ̃]
  • u – [u/ʊ]
  • aa – [aː]
  • ee – [eː]
  • ii – [iː]
  • oo – [ɔː]
  • uu – [uː]
  • ai – [aj/ai]
  • ou – [ou]

Consonants

  • b – [b], [β] between vowels, [bʷ/βʷ] before u
  • d – [d], [dʲ] before i
  • f – [f]
  • g – [g], [gʷ] before u
  • h – [k/h], [hʲ] before i, [ʔ] at the end of a word
  • j – [j/d͡ʒ]
  • k – [k/k']
  • l – [l], [lʲ] before i
  • m – [m/mʷ]
  • n – [n/dn/n]
  • ng – [ŋ]
  • p – [p/ɸ/ɸʷ]
  • r – [ɾ/r]
  • s – [s]
  • t – [t/t']
  • w – [w]
  • y – [j]

At the ends of words, k, p, and t are not released.[2]

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