Kiput language
Austronesian language spoken in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Kiput is a Malayo-Polynesian language primarily spoken by the Kiput people in northern Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.
NativetoMalaysia
Native speakers
(2,500 cited 1981)[1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- North Bornean
- North Sarawakan
- Berawan–Lower Baram
- Lower Baram
- Kiput–Belait
- Kiput
- Kiput–Belait
- Lower Baram
- Berawan–Lower Baram
- North Sarawakan
- North Bornean
| Kiput | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Malaysia |
| Region | Northern Sarawak, Borneo |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1981)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kyi |
| Glottolog | kipu1237 |
| ELP | Kiput |
Phonology
While the Northern Sarawakan languages in general are known for unusual phonological developments (for example, Proto-North Sarawak bʰ becomes s in Kiput)[2], Kiput stands out from the rest.[3][how?]
Vowels
Kiput has eight monophthongs /i ɪ e u ʊ o ə a/, at least twelve diphthongs /iw ew uj oj əj əw aj aw iə̯ eə̯ uə̯ oə̯/ and two triphthongs /iə̯j iə̯w/.
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