Wejewa language
{{Short description|Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Wejewa
|altname=West Sumbanese
|nativename=
|region=Sumba Island
|states=Indonesia
|speakers=65,000
|date=1997–2011
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Austronesian
|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
|fam3=Central–Eastern
|fam4=Sumba–Flores
|fam5=Sumba–Hawu
|fam6=Sumba
|fam7=Wejewa–Lamboya
|dia1=Weyewa proper
|dia2=Loura
|dia3=Tana Righu
|dia4=Ve Luri
|dia5=Wai Bangga
|dia6=Loliina
|lc1=wew|ld1=Wejewa
|lc2=lur|ld2=Laura
|glotto=weje1237
|glottorefname=Wewewa
}}
Wejewa (Weyewa, Wewewa) is an Austronesian language spoken on Sumba, Indonesia.
Phonology
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Plosive
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Prenasalized
|{{IPA link|ᵐb}} |{{IPA link|ⁿd}} | |{{IPA link|ᵑg}} | |
Implosive
|{{IPA link|ɓ}} |{{IPA link|ɗ}} |({{IPA link|ʄ}}) |{{IPA link|ɠ}} | |
Fricative
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Nasal
|{{IPA link|m}} |{{IPA link|n}} | |{{IPA link|ŋ}} | |
Approximant
|{{IPA link|w}} |{{IPA link|r}}, {{IPA link|l}} |{{IPA link|j}} | | |
- The phonemes {{IPA|/c ʄ/}} are very rare, occurring in four words in total.
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High
|{{IPA link|i}} | |{{IPA link|u}} |
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Mid
|{{IPA link|e}} | |{{IPA link|o}} |
Low
| |{{IPA link|a}} | |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Central Malayo-Polynesian languages}}
{{Languages of Indonesia}}
Category:Languages of Indonesia
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