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Wakasihu language

Wakasihu language

Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia


Wakasihu, or Larike-Wakasihu after the two still-vigorous dialects, is an Austronesian language of Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands.

Quick Facts Native to, Region ...

Phonology

More information Labial, Alveolar ...

Phonemes in parentheses are borrowed from other languages.

More information Front, Central ...

/i e a/ are heard as ɛ ə] when in closed or stressed syllable position.[2]


References

  1. Wakasihu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading

  • Laidig, Carol J.; Laidig, Wyn D. (1991). Kamus Sou Rikedu/Kamus Bahasa Larike/Larike Dictionary (in Indonesian and English). Ambon: Universitas Pattimura and Summer Institute of Linguistics. ISBN 979-8132-24-6.
  • Laidig, Carol J.; Laidig, Wyn D. (1991). Tarus Sou Rikedu/Tata Bahasa Larike/Larike Grammar (in Indonesian and English). Ambon: Universitas Pattimura and Summer Institute of Linguistics. ISBN 979-8132-25-4.
  • Laidig, Wyn D.; Laidig, Carol J. (1995). "A Synopsis of Larike Phonology and Syntax" (PDF). In Laidig, Wyn D. (ed.). Descriptive Studies in Languages of Maluku, Part II. NUSA 38. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya. pp. 19–42.

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