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Wejewa language

Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wejewa (Weyewa, Wewewa) is an Austronesian language spoken on Sumba, Indonesia.

NativetoIndonesia

RegionSumba Island

Native speakers

(65,000 cited 1997–2011)^[1]

Language family

Malayo-Polynesian
- Central–Eastern
  - Sumba–Flores
    - Sumba–Hawu
      - Sumba
        Wejewa–Lamboya
        Wejewa

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Wejewa
West Sumbanese
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sumba Island
Native speakers	(65,000 cited 1997–2011)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Sumba–Flores Sumba–Hawu Sumba Wejewa–Lamboya Wejewa
Dialects	Weyewa proper Loura Tana Righu Ve Luri Wai Bangga Loliina
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `wew` – Wejewa `lur` – Laura
Glottolog	`weje1237`
ELP	Weyewa

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Phonology

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Consonants^[2]
	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p	t	(c)	k	ʔ
Prenasalized	ᵐb	ⁿd		ᵑg
Implosive	ɓ	ɗ	(ʄ)	ɠ
Fricative		s
Nasal	m	n		ŋ
Approximant	w	r, l	j

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The phonemes /c ʄ/ are very rare, occurring in four words in total.

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Vowels^[2]
	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
Low		a

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