Rengao language
{{Short description|North Bahnaric language of Vietnam}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Rengao
| nativename = Ro-Ngao
| states = Vietnam
| region =
| speakers = 18,000
| date = 2007
| ref = e18
| familycolor = Austro-Asiatic
| fam2 = Bahnaric
| fam3 = North
| fam4 = Bahnar-Sedang
| iso3 = ren
| glotto = reng1252
| glottorefname = Rengao
| script = Latin
| map = Rengao language.jpg
}}
Rengao is a North Bahnaric language. It is spoken in parts of south and central Vietnam.
Phonology
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Consonant phonemes of Rengao |
| colspan="2" |
! Bilabial ! Dental ! Alveolar ! Palatal ! Velar ! Glottal |
|---|
| colspan="2" | Nasal
| {{IPA link|m}} | | {{IPA link|n}} | | {{IPA link|ɳ}} | | {{IPA link|ŋ}} | |
| rowspan="2" | Plosive
| {{IPA link|p}} | {{IPA link|t̪}} | | | {{IPA link|ʈ}} | | {{IPA link|k}} | |
| voiced
| {{IPA link|b}} | {{IPA link|d̪}} | | | {{IPA link|ɖ}} | | {{IPA link|ɡ}} | |
| rowspan="2" | Affricate
| | | {{IPA link|t͡s}} | {{IPA link|t͡ʃ}} | | | | |
| voiced
| | | {{IPA link|d͡z}} | {{IPA link|d͡ʒ}} | | | | |
| rowspan="2" | Fricative
| | | {{IPA link|s}} | {{IPA link|ʃ}} | {{IPA link|ʂ}} | | {{IPA link|x}} | {{IPA link|h}} |
| voiced
| | | {{IPA link|z}} | {{IPA link|ʒ}} | {{IPA link|ʐ}} | | {{IPA link|ɣ}} | |
| colspan="2" | Rhotic
| | | {{IPA link|r}} | | {{IPA link|ɽ}} | | | |
| colspan="2" | Approximant
| | | {{IPA link|l}} | | | {{IPA link|j}} | {{IPA link|w}} | |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Vowel phonemes of Rengao ! ! Front ! Central ! Back |
| Close
|{{IPA link|i}} | |{{IPA link|u}} |
|---|
| Mid
|{{IPA link|e}} |{{IPA link|ə}} |{{IPA link|o}} |
| Open
|{{IPA link|a}} | |{{IPA link|ɑ}} |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Languages of Vietnam}}
{{Austro-Asiatic languages}}