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 |
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colspan="2" | Nasal
| {{IPA link|m}} | {{IPA link|n}} | {{IPA link|ɲ}} | {{IPA link|ŋ}} | |
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}} | |
colspan="2" | Fricative
| | {{IPA link|s}} | | | {{IPA link|h}} |
colspan="2" | Liquid
| | {{IPA link|l}}, {{IPA link|r}} | | | |
colspan="2" |Glide
|{{IPA link|w}} | | | | |
= Vowels =
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|+Vowel phonemes of Punan Kelai ! !Back |
Close
| align="center" |{{IPA link|i}} | |{{IPA link|u}} |
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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]}}.
External links
{{Reflist}}
{{Bornean languages}}
{{Greater North Borneo languages}}
{{Languages of Indonesia}}
Category:Languages of Indonesia
Category:Kayan–Murik languages
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