Termanu language
| Termanu | |
|---|---|
| Pa'da | |
| Central Rote | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Rote Island |
| Ethnicity | Rotenese |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2002)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | twu |
| Glottolog | term1237 |
Termanu is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of Roti Island, off Timor, Indonesia. Speakers of Korbafo and Bokai dialects are ethnically distinct.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial Apical Velar Glottal Nasal m n ŋ Stop voiceless p t k ʔ voiced b d̪ prenasal ᵐp ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ Fricative f s h Lateral l
- /ᵑɡ, l/ have variants of [ɡ, ɾ] in other dialects.
- Sounds [w, j] also occur in loanwords and interjections.
Vowels
Vowel length is also distributed.[2]
References
- ^ Termanu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Fox, James J.; Grimes, Charles E. (1995). "Roti". In Tryon, Darrell T. (ed.). Comparative Austronesian dictionary: an introduction to Austronesian studies. Vol. 1. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 611–621.
Sources
- Fanggidaej, J. (1892). "Rottineesche Spraakkunst". Bijdragen voor de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch Indië (in Dutch). 41: 554–571. doi:10.1163/22134379-90000187.
- Jonker, J. C. G. (1908). Rottineesch–Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch). Leiden: E. J. Brill – via archive.org.
- Jonker, J. C. G. (1915). Rottineesche Spraakkunst (in Dutch). Leiden: E. J. Brill.
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