Saluan language

Saluan
Loinang
RegionSulawesi
Native speakers
(76,000 cited 1978)
Language codes
ISO 639-3loe
Glottologsalu1253
ELPSaluan

Saluan, or Loinang after one of its dialects, is the main language of the eastern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative s h
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Approximant w j

In some dialects, the distinction between /l/, /r/ and /n/ is neutralized to /n/ in word-final position, as in putan 'rope' (putal in most dialects).

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e (ə) o
Open a

The central vowel [ə] is restricted to certain dialects.

In final position, there is a phonemic distinction between long and short vowels, e.g. /ikuː/ 'tail' vs. /siku/ 'elbow'.


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