| Wakasihu | |
|---|---|
| Larike-Wakasihu | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Ambon Island, Maluku |
Native speakers | (13,000 cited 1987)1 |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | alo |
| Glottolog | lari1255 |
Wakasihu, or Larike-Wakasihu after the two still-vigorous dialects, is an Austronesian language of Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands.
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | (tʃ) | k | ʔ |
| voiced | (b) | d | (dʒ) | (ɡ) | ||
| Nasal | m | n | (ŋ) | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Tap | ɾ | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
Phonemes in parentheses are borrowed from other languages.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
/i e a/ are heard as [ɪ ɛ ə] when in closed or stressed syllable position.2
References
References
- Wakasihu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Laidig & Laidig (1995)
Further reading
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.