Dawera-Daweloor language explained

Dawera-Daweloor
States:Indonesia
Region:Maluku
Date:2007
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
Fam3:Central–Eastern MP
Fam4:Babar
Fam5:North Babar
Iso3:ddw
Glotto:dawe1237
Glottorefname:Dawera-Daweloor
Notice:IPA

Dawera-Daweloor is an Austronesian language spoken in six villages on Dawera and Daweloor islands in South Maluku, Indonesia.

Phonology

Consonants

Dawera-Daweloor has the following consonants.[1]

Glottal
Nasalpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Plosivepronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
pronounced as /link/
Fricativepronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Lateralpronounced as /link/
Rhoticpronounced as /link/
Semivowelpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/

Vowels

Dawera-Daweloor has the following vowels.[1]

frontback
unrounded
back
rounded
Highpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Non-Highpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/

References

Notes and References

  1. Chlenova 2002.