Batak_Simalungun_language

Batak Simalungun language

Batak Simalungun language

Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, Indonesia

Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Phonology

More information Labial, Alveolar ...

/b, d/ can also have implosive allophones [ɓ, ɗ].

More information Front, Central ...

Sounds /i, u, ɛ, ɔ, a/ can have allophones [ɪ, ʊ, e, o, ɑ].[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Bahren Umar, Siregar & Perlindungan; Husni, Chairul (2001). Fonologi Bahasa Simalungun. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.
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