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| Kiput | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Malaysia |
| Region | Northern Sarawak, Borneo |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1981) [1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kyi |
| Glottolog | kipu1237 |
| ELP | Kiput |
Kiput is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in northern Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.
While the Northern Sarawakan languages in general are known for unusual phonological developments,[ example needed ] Kiput stands out from the rest. [2] [ how? ]
Kiput has eight monophthongs /iɪeuʊoəa/, at least twelve diphthongs /iwewujojəjəwajawiə̯eə̯uə̯oə̯/ and two triphthongs /iə̯jiə̯w/.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Plosive | Voiceless | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
| Voiced | b | d | ( ɟ ) | ɡ | ||
| Fricative | f | s | h | |||
| Liquid | Lateral | l | ||||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Semivowel | w | j | ||||
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