Tulehu language

Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tulehu (also known as Souw Aman Teru; literally means "the language of three villages") is an Austronesian language spoken on Ambon Island in eastern Indonesia, part of a dialect chain of Seram Island.

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Tulehu
Souw Aman Teru
Native toIndonesia
RegionAmbon Island, Maluku
Native speakers
(19,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tlu
Glottologtule1244
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Tulehu is also the name of a village; each of the villages, Tulehu, Liang, Tengah-Tengah, and Tial, is said to have its own dialect.

Phonology

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Voiced stops can also be heard from loanwords.[2]

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Tulehu vowels
Front Central Back
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Mid e o
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