Wejewa language explained

Wejewa
Also Known As:West Sumbanese
Region:Sumba Island
States:Indonesia
Speakers:65,000
Date:1997–2011
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Central–Eastern
Fam4:Sumba–Flores
Fam5:Sumba–Hawu
Fam6:Sumba
Fam7:Wejewa–Lamboya
Dia1:Weyewa proper
Dia2:Loura
Dia3:Tana Righu
Dia4:Ve Luri
Dia5:Wai Bangga
Dia6:Loliina
Lc1:wew
Ld1:Wejewa
Lc2:lur
Ld2:Laura
Glotto:weje1237
Glottorefname:Wewewa

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

Phonology

Consonants[1] !!Labial!Alveolar!Palatal!Velar!Glottal
Plosivepronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/(pronounced as /link/)pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Prenasalizedpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Implosivepronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/(pronounced as /link/)pronounced as /link/
Fricativepronounced as /link/
Nasalpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Approximantpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Vowels!!Front!Central!Back
Highpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Midpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Lowpronounced as /link/

Notes and References

  1. Bulu . Yuliana . 2018 . Fonologi bahasa Wewewa di desa Weekombaka, kecamatan Wewewa Barat, Sumba Barat Daya, NTT: sebuah kajian awal. . Tambolaka, Sumba Barat Daya: Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) Weetebula . id.