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Pakpak language

Pakpak language

Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, Indonesia

Pakpak, or Batak Dairi, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken in Dairi Regency, Pakpak Bharat Regency, Parlilitan district of Humbang Hasundutan Regency, Manduamas district of Central Tapanuli Regency, and Subulussalam and Aceh Singkil Regency.

Dairi Batak syllables in Batak script.
Quick Facts Native to, Region ...

Phonology

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
  • A word-final /k/ can also be heard as a glottal stop [ʔ].

Vowels

More information Front, Central ...
  • Vowels /i, u, e, o/ can have shortened allophones of [ɪ, ʊ, ɛ, ɔ].[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Pakpak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Simbolon, Apul; Tinambunan, Raman; Pardede, Bertha (1978). Fonologi bahasa Batak Dairi. Medan: Proyek Penelitian Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan.

Further reading

Pakpak language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
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