Wejewa (Weyewa, Wewewa) is an Austronesian language spoken on Sumba, Indonesia.
| Wejewa | |
|---|---|
| West Sumbanese | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumba Island |
Native speakers | (65,000 cited 1997–2011)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:wew – Wejewalur – Laura |
| Glottolog | weje1237 |
| ELP | Weyewa |
Phonology
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | (c) | k | ʔ |
| Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑg | ||
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | (ʄ) | ɠ | |
| Fricative | s | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Approximant | w | r, l | j |
- The phonemes /c ʄ/ are very rare, occurring in four words in total.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
References
edit- ^ Wejewa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Laura at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ a b Bulu, Yuliana (2018). Fonologi bahasa Wewewa di desa Weekombaka, kecamatan Wewewa Barat, Sumba Barat Daya, NTT: sebuah kajian awal (Thesis) (in Indonesian). Tambolaka, Sumba Barat Daya: Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) Weetebula.
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