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Wejewa
West Sumbanese
Native to Indonesia
Region Sumba Island
Native speakers
(65,000 cited 1997–2011) [1]
Dialects
  • Weyewa proper
  • Loura
  • Tana Righu
  • Ve Luri
  • Wai Bangga
  • Loliina
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
wew – Wejewa
lur – Laura
Glottolog weje1237
ELP Weyewa

Wejewa (Weyewa, Wewewa) is an Austronesian language spoken on Sumba, Indonesia.

Phonology

Consonants [2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p t ( c) k ʔ
Prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg
Implosive ɓ ɗ ( ʄ) ɠ
Fricative s
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant w r, l j
  • The phonemes /c ʄ/ are very rare, occurring in four words in total.
Vowels [2]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References

  1. ^ Wejewa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Laura at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Bulu, Yuliana (2018). Fonologi bahasa Wewewa di desa Weekombaka, kecamatan Wewewa Barat, Sumba Barat Daya, NTT: sebuah kajian awal (Thesis) (in Indonesian). Tambolaka, Sumba Barat Daya: Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) Weetebula.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Wewewa language)
Wejewa
West Sumbanese
Native to Indonesia
Region Sumba Island
Native speakers
(65,000 cited 1997–2011) [1]
Dialects
  • Weyewa proper
  • Loura
  • Tana Righu
  • Ve Luri
  • Wai Bangga
  • Loliina
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
wew – Wejewa
lur – Laura
Glottolog weje1237
ELP Weyewa

Wejewa (Weyewa, Wewewa) is an Austronesian language spoken on Sumba, Indonesia.

Phonology

Consonants [2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p t ( c) k ʔ
Prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg
Implosive ɓ ɗ ( ʄ) ɠ
Fricative s
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant w r, l j
  • The phonemes /c ʄ/ are very rare, occurring in four words in total.
Vowels [2]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References

  1. ^ Wejewa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Laura at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Bulu, Yuliana (2018). Fonologi bahasa Wewewa di desa Weekombaka, kecamatan Wewewa Barat, Sumba Barat Daya, NTT: sebuah kajian awal (Thesis) (in Indonesian). Tambolaka, Sumba Barat Daya: Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) Weetebula.

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