Alune language explained
Alune is an Austronesian language of west Seram in the Maluku archipelago of Indonesia.
Phonology
! rowspan="2" Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
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plain | lab. |
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Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | | |
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Plosive | | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
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| pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | | | |
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Fricative | | pronounced as /link/ | | | | pronounced as /link/ |
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Rhotic | | pronounced as /link/ | | | | |
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Lateral | | pronounced as /link/ | | | | |
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Semivowel | pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ | | | | |
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- pronounced as //d// can be heard as a trill pronounced as /[r]/ in word-initial and intervocalic positions, and may also fluctuate to an affricate pronounced as /[dʒ]/ sound.
- pronounced as //n// can be heard as a velar nasal pronounced as /[ŋ]/ when preceding velar stops.[1] [2]
Notes and References
- E. Wattimury, Ny. A. Haulussy, and J. Pentury. Struktur Bahasa Alune. 1997. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.
- Book: Taguchi, Yushin & Takako. A phonology of Alune. 1990. Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures 8. 95-127.