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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|+Consonants{{cite thesis |last=Bulu |first=Yuliana |date=2018 |title=Fonologi bahasa Wewewa di desa Weekombaka, kecamatan Wewewa Barat, Sumba Barat Daya, NTT: sebuah kajian awal. |publisher=Tambolaka, Sumba Barat Daya: Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) Weetebula |language=id}}

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!Labial

!Alveolar

!Palatal

!Velar

!Glottal

Plosive

|{{IPA link|p}}

|{{IPA link|t}}

|({{IPA link|c}})

|{{IPA link|k}}

|{{IPA link|ʔ}}

Prenasalized

|{{IPA link|ᵐb}}

|{{IPA link|ⁿd}}

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|{{IPA link|ᵑg}}

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Implosive

|{{IPA link|ɓ}}

|{{IPA link|ɗ}}

|({{IPA link|ʄ}})

|{{IPA link|ɠ}}

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Fricative

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|{{IPA link|s}}

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Nasal

|{{IPA link|m}}

|{{IPA link|n}}

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|{{IPA link|ŋ}}

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Approximant

|{{IPA link|w}}

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

|{{IPA link|j}}

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  • The phonemes {{IPA|/c ʄ/}} are very rare, occurring in four words in total.

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|+Vowels

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!Front

!Central

!Back

High

|{{IPA link|i}}

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|{{IPA link|u}}

Mid

|{{IPA link|e}}

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|{{IPA link|o}}

Low

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|{{IPA link|a}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

{{Central Malayo-Polynesian languages}}

{{Languages of Indonesia}}

Category:Sumba languages

Category:Languages of Indonesia

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