Aoheng language
Austronesian language spoken in Kalimantan, Indonesia
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Aoheng, or Penihing, is a Kayan language of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, one of several spoken by the Penan people.
NativetoIndonesia
RegionEast Kalimantan
Native speakers
(2,600 cited 1981)[1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Kayan–Murik
- Muller-Schwaner 'Punan'
- Aoheng
- Muller-Schwaner 'Punan'
- Kayan–Murik
| Aoheng | |
|---|---|
| Penihing | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | East Kalimantan |
Native speakers | (2,600 cited 1981)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pni |
| Glottolog | aohe1237 |
Phonology
- The consonants /dʒ g j w/ only occur in loanwords.
- /b/ can be heard as /β/ word-initially and intervocalically.
- /ə/ may be pronounced as [ø] or [ɔ].