Mentawai language
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The Mentawai language is an Austronesian language, spoken by the Mentawai people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Dialects
According to Ethnologue, Mentawai dialects include: Silabu, Sipura – Simalegi, Sakalagan, Saumanganja – North Siberut, South Siberut – Taikaku – Pagai.[1]
Syamsir Arifin, et al. (1992) list twelve dialects of Mentawai:
- Mentawai
- South Siberut
- Madobat
- Salappa
- Ulubaga
- Sipora
- Bariulou
- Bosua
- Sioban
- North Pagai
- Pasapuat
- Silabu
- Saumanganya
- South Pagai
- Boriai
- Bulasat
- Sikakap
- South Siberut
Dialects in Siberut Island are:[2]
- Sikapone
- Togiiite
- Pokai
- Simajegi
- Simatalu
- Paipajet
- Sakuddei
- Sagulubbe
- Sirileleu
- Sikabaluan
- Sempungan
- Saibi & Sarabua
- Silaoinan
- Sarareiket
- Sabirut
Phonology
Consonants
- Allophones of /b ɡ k/ can be heard as [β ɣ ʔ]. [t͡ɕ] is a distinct sound in Mentawai, but not given phoneme status by Syamsir et al. because of the lack of minimal contrasts.[3]
- The semivowels /w j/ only appear in final position.
Vowels
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References
Bibliography
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