Kembayan language
| Kembayan | |
|---|---|
| Mateq | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Kalimantan |
Native speakers | 11,000 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xem |
| Glottolog | kemb1249 |
Kembayan, or Mateq (Mate’), is a Dayak language of Borneo.
Phonology
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k g | ʔ |
| Prenasalized | ᵐp (ᵐb) | ⁿt ⁿd ⁿs | ⁿtʃ ⁿdʒ | ᵑk ᵑg | |
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Nasal | m mː | n nː | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Approximant | w | r, l | j |
- The phoneme /ᵐb/ is only attested in a single word that has likely been borrowed.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
| Mid-high | e ẽ | o õ | |
| Mid-low | ɔ ɔ̃ | ||
| Low | a ã |
Additionally, the following diphthongs are attested: /ɨi/, /ai/, /oi/, /ia/, /ɨa/, /ua/, /io/, /ao/, /iu/, /au/, /ou/.
References
[edit]- ^ Kembayan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Connell, Timothy M. (2013). A Sketch Grammar of Matéq: A Land Dayak Language of West Kalimantan, Indonesia (MA thesis). University of Canterbury. hdl:10092/8912.
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