Melanau language

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

Melanau is an Austronesian language spoken in the coastal area of the Rajang delta on northwest Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia and Brunei. There are several dialects—Mukah-Oya, Balingian, Bruit, Dalat, Lawas, Igan, Sarikei, Segahan, Prehan, Segalang, and Siteng.[2]

NativetoMalaysia, Brunei
RegionSarawak and neighbouring Brunei
Native speakers
(110,000 cited 2000)[1]
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Melanau
Central Melanau
Native toMalaysia, Brunei
RegionSarawak and neighbouring Brunei
EthnicityMelanau people
Native speakers
(110,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
mel  Central Melanau
dro  Daro-Matu Melanau
sdx  Sibu Melanau
Glottologcent2101  Central
daro1239  Daro-Matu
sibu1258  Sibu
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Phonology

Consonants

Melanau has the following consonants.[3]

Vowels

Melanau has the following vowels.[3]

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Sounds /i a u ɔ/ can have allophones of [ɪ æ~ʌ ʊ ɒ].[4]

Orthography

Vowels and diphthongs

  • a – [a]
  • aa – [aː]
  • e – [ɛ/ə]
  • i – [i]
  • o – [ɔ]
  • u – [u]
  • ai – [ai]
  • au – [au]
  • ei – [ei]
  • ou – [ou]
  • ui – [ui]

Consonants

  • b – [b]
  • c – [t͡ʃ]
  • d – [d]
  • g – [g]
  • h – [h, ɦ]
  • j – [d͡ʒ]
  • k – [k]
  • l – [l]
  • m – [m]
  • n – [n]
  • ng – [ŋ]
  • ny – [ɲ]
  • p – [p]
  • r – [r/ʀ]
  • s – [s]
  • t – [t]
  • w – [w]
  • y – [j][5]

Notes

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