Wetarese language
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Wetarese is an Austronesian language of Wetar, an island in the south Maluku, Indonesia, and of the nearby island Liran.[1]
Background
The four identified principal varieties of Wetarese on Wetar – Aputai, Iliʼuun, Perai and Tugun – are distinct enough that some may consider them to be different languages.
Wetarese is closely related to Galoli (spoken on the north coast of East Timor and by an immigrant community on the south coast of Wetar) and to Atauran (spoken on Atauro island).
Phonology
The following represents the Tugun dialect:[2]
Consonants
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- Script error: No such module "IPA". is mainly heard as Script error: No such module "IPA". in word-final position or in slower speech, it is heard as Script error: No such module "IPA". elsewhere.[2]
- Script error: No such module "IPA". only occurs in word-medial positions.[2]
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | Template:IPA link | Template:IPA link | |
| Close-mid | Template:IPA link | Template:IPA link | |
| Open | Template:IPA link |
- Sounds Script error: No such module "IPA". are also heard as Script error: No such module "IPA"..[2]
Citations
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References
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