Segai language

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Segai
Punan Kelai
Native to Indonesia
Region East Kalimantan
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1981–2002) [1]
Dialects
  • Kelai
  • Segah
Language codes
ISO 639-3 sge
Glottolog sega1243

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

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Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes of Punan Kelai [3]
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 Kelai [3]
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].

  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. 1 2 Smith, Alexander D. (2017). The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii at Manoa. p. 78.


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