Brunei Bisaya language

Sabahan language spoken in Brunei and Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bisaya, also known as Southern Bisaya, Brunei Bisaya, Brunei Dusun or Tutong 1, is a Sabahan language spoken in Brunei and Sarawak, Malaysia.

Native speakers
60,000 (2007)[1]
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Bisaya
Tutong 1
Collection of words in English and translation in Ida'an, Bisaya (Borneo) and Adang Murut (Lun Bawang) in 1860 by Spencer St.John
RegionBrunei, Sarawak
Native speakers
60,000 (2007)[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsb
Glottologbrun1245
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Phonology

Vowels

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  • /ɤ/ may also be heard as rounded [o], and may have an allophone of [ə].
  • /i/ may also have an allophone of [e].

Consonants

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  • /ɣ/ may also be heard as uvular [ʁ].
  • Sounds /r, h/ are only restricted to Malay loanwords.[2][3]

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