Manusela language

Manusela
Wahinama
Sou Upaa
Native toIndonesia (Maluku Islands)
RegionSeram
EthnicityManusela people
Native speakers
(7,000 cited 1989)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wha
Glottologmanu1258

Manusela is an Austronesian language spoken in Seram, Indonesia. It is classified by Collins (1983) as a member of the Central Maluku subgroup.[2]

Phonology

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n (ɲ) (ŋ)
Plosive p t k
Fricative f s h
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Semivowel w j

ɲ] as well as voiced stops [b d ɡ] appear in loanwords from other languages.[3]

Front Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

References

  1. ^ Manusela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Collins, James T. (1983). The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia. Pacific Linguistics D-47. Canberra: Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D47.
  3. ^ Chlenova, Svetlana (2012). Манусела, Язык Центрального Серама: Материалы и Заметки. Victor A. Pogadaev (ed.), Malay-Indonesian Studies (dedicated to the 80th birthday of Vilen Sikorsky): Moscow: Econ-Inform. pp. 128–173.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

Further reading

  • Chlenova, Svetlana (Членова С.Ф.) (2012). "Manusela, yazyk Tsentral'nogo Serama: materialy i zametki" Манусела, язык Центрального Серама: материалы и заметки [Manusela, the language of Central Seram: materials and notes]. In Pogadaev, Victor A. (Погадаев В. А.) (ed.). Малайско-индонезийские исследования (к 80-летию В. В. Сикор-ского)/Malay-Indonesian Studies (dedicated to the 80th birthday of Vilen Sikorsky) (in Russian). Moscow: Econ-Inform. pp. 128–173. ISBN 978-5-9506-0839-1.
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