Karao language
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
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Karao (also spelled Karaw) is a language of northern Luzon, Philippines.[2] It is spoken in the Karao, Ekip, and Bokod areas of western Benguet Province, and in the southwestern corner of Ifugao Province. The language is named after the barangay of Karaw in Bokod municipality, Benguet. The Karao ethnic group in Benguet still exists to this day, but the Karao traditions are gradually fading away into their memories.[3]
NativetoPhilippines
RegionLuzon
Native speakers
2,000 (2011)[1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Philippine
- Northern Luzon
- Meso-Cordilleran
- Southern Cordilleran
- West Southern Cordilleran
- Nuclear Southern Cordilleran
- Karao
- Nuclear Southern Cordilleran
- West Southern Cordilleran
- Southern Cordilleran
- Meso-Cordilleran
- Northern Luzon
- Philippine
| Karao | |
|---|---|
| Karaw | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Luzon |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2011)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kyj |
| Glottolog | kara1487 |
Area where Karao is spoken according to Ethnologue | |
Phonology
Consonants
- /p, b, t, d, g, k̠/ have three allophones each: an unaspirated, an unreleased, and a slightly aspirated allophone. For example, /p/ has [p˭] in a syllable onset, [p̚] in a syllable coda and word-finally after /ɨ/, and [pʰ] word-finally in free variation with [p˭].
- The stop /k/ only has an unaspirated and an unreleased allophone. [k˭] is only in a syllable onset, and [k̚] is only in a syllable coda when it geminates following /ɨ/.
Vowels
- /i/ has three allophones: [i], [e], and [ɛ]. [e] is found in open syllables next to /k̠/ and /x̠/, e.g., /six̠o/ [sex̠o] 'elbow'. [ɛ] is found in closed syllables next to /k̠/ and /x̠/, e.g., /sax̠it/ [sax̠ɛt] 'sickness'.
- /ɨ/ has two allophones: [ɨ] and [ʌ], which are in free variation. [ʌ] is more common in fast speech, while [ɨ] is more common in slow speech.
- /o/ has two allophones: [u] and [o]. [u] generally occurs in word-initial syllables, while [o] occurs in word-final syllables, e.g., /bolow/ [bulow] 'to bark'. The vowel is normally [u] after /k/ and /g/, but is in free variation with [o] in word-final closed syllables, e.g., /t͡ʃakos/ [t͡ʃakus ~ t͡ʃakos] 'immediately'. It is normally [o] after [k̠] or [x̠], but is in free variation with [u] in closed word-final syllables, e.g., /ʔox̠ow/ [ʔox̠ow ~ ʔux̠uw] 'to cease to rain'.
- /a/ has two allophones: [a] and [ʌ]. [ʌ] is found in two limited sets of words, e.g., /ʔapʔap/ [ʔʌpʔʌpʰ] 'to distribute' and /nijana/ [nijanʌ] 'why'.
