Segai language

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in Kalimantan, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Segai

|altname=Punan Kelai

|states=Indonesia

|region=East Kalimantan

|speakers={{sigfig|32,000|1}}

|date=1981–2002

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Austronesian

|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian

|fam3=Greater North Borneo ?

|fam4=Kayanic

|fam5=Modang–Segai

|dia1=Kelai

|dia2=Segah

|lc1=sge|ld1=Segai

|glotto=sega1243

|glottoname=Segai

}}

Segai, also known as Punan Kelai, is a Kayanic language spoken in several communities along the Kelai River, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.{{Cite book|title=The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification|last=Smith|first=Alexander D.|publisher=University of Hawaii at Manoa|year=2017|location=Honolulu, HI|pages=77}}

Phonology

=Consonants=

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|+ Consonant phonemes of Punan Kelai{{Cite book|title=The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification|last=Smith|first=Alexander D.|publisher=University of Hawaii at Manoa|year=2017|location=Honolulu, HI|pages=78}}

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! Labial

! Alveolar

! Palatal

! Velar

! Glottal

colspan="2" | Nasal

| {{IPA link|m}}

| {{IPA link|n}}

| {{IPA link|ɲ}}

| {{IPA link|ŋ}}

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rowspan="2" | Plosive

! {{small|voiceless}}

| {{IPA link|p}}

| {{IPA link|t}}

| {{IPA link|c}}

| {{IPA link|k}}

| {{IPA link|ʔ}}

{{small|voiced}}

| {{IPA link|b}}

| {{IPA link|d}}

| {{IPA link|ɟ}}

| {{IPA link|ɡ}}

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colspan="2" | Fricative

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| {{IPA link|s}}

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| {{IPA link|h}}

colspan="2" | Liquid

|

| {{IPA link|l}}, {{IPA link|r}}

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colspan="2" |Glide

|{{IPA link|w}}

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= Vowels =

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|+Vowel phonemes of Punan Kelai

!

!Front

!Central

!Back

Close

| align="center" |{{IPA link|i}}

|

|{{IPA link|u}}

Mid

|{{IPA link|e}}, {{IPA link|ɛ}}

|{{IPA link|ə}}

|{{IPA link|o}}

Open

|{{IPA link|æ}}

|{{IPA link|a}}

|{{IPA link|ɒ}}

Diphthongs also occur as {{IPA|[iw, ew, æw, əw]}}, {{IPA|[ao̯, ai̯, ae̯]}}, {{IPA|[uj, oj]}}.