Wakasihu language explained
Wakasihu, or Larike-Wakasihu after the two still-vigorous dialects, is an Austronesian language of Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands.
Phonology
!Labial!Alveolar!Palatal!Velar!GlottalPlosive | voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | (pronounced as /link/) | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ |
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voiced | (pronounced as /link/) | pronounced as /link/ | (pronounced as /link/) | (pronounced as /link/) | |
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Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | (pronounced as /link/) | |
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Fricative | | pronounced as /link/ | | | pronounced as /link/ |
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Tap | | pronounced as /link/ | | | |
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Lateral | | pronounced as /link/ | | | |
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Approximant | pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ | | | |
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Phonemes in parentheses are borrowed from other languages.
Wakasihu vowels!!Front!Central!BackClose | pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ |
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Mid | pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ |
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Open | | pronounced as /link/ | | |
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pronounced as //i e a// are heard as pronounced as /[ɪ ɛ ə]/ when in closed or stressed syllable position.
Further reading
- Book: Laidig, Carol J. . Kamus Sou Rikedu/Kamus Bahasa Larike/Larike Dictionary . Laidig . Wyn D. . 1991 . Universitas Pattimura and Summer Institute of Linguistics . 979-8132-24-6 . Ambon . id,en.
- Book: Laidig, Carol J. . Tarus Sou Rikedu/Tata Bahasa Larike/Larike Grammar . Laidig . Wyn D. . 1991 . Universitas Pattimura and Summer Institute of Linguistics . 979-8132-25-4 . Ambon . id,en.
- Book: Laidig, Wyn D. . Descriptive Studies in Languages of Maluku, Part II . Laidig . Carol J. . 1995 . Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya . Laidig . Wyn D. . NUSA 38 . Jakarta . 19–42 . A Synopsis of Larike Phonology and Syntax . http://sealang.net/archives/nusa/pdf/nusa-v38-p18-42.pdf.