Banggai language

Banggai
RegionSulawesi
Native speakers
130,000 (2000 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3bgz
Glottologbang1368

The Banggai language is the main language spoken by the inhabitants of the Banggai Archipelago off the island of Sulawesi. It belongs to the Saluan–Banggai branch of the Celebic subgroup.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental/
Alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
prenasal vl. ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk
prenasal vd. ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
Fricative s h
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Approximant w j
  • /s/ may also be heard as prenasal [ⁿs] when after nasal sounds.
  • Other sounds like [tʃ, dʒ, ɲ] are heard in loanwords from neighboring languages.

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a
  • Vowels /e, o/ can also be heard as [ɛ, ɔ] in closed syllables.

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