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Segai language

Segai, also known as Punan Kelai, is a Kayanic language spoken in several communities along the Kelai River, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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Segai
Punan Kelai
Native toIndonesia
RegionEast Kalimantan
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1981–2002)1
Dialects
  • Kelai
  • Segah
Language codes
ISO 639-3sge
Glottologsega1243

Segai, also known as Punan Kelai, is a Kayanic language spoken in several communities along the Kelai River, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.2

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes of Punan Kelai3
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t c k ʔ
voiced b d ɟ ɡ
Fricative s h
Liquid l, r
Glide w

Vowels

Vowel phonemes of Punan Kelai3
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e, ɛ ə o
Open æ a ɒ

Diphthongs also occur as [iw, ew, æw, əw], [ao̯, ai̯, ae̯], [uj, oj].

External links
  1. Segai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Smith, Alexander D. (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii at Manoa. p. 77.
  3. Smith, Alexander D. (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii at Manoa. p. 78.