The Sigulai language (also called Sibigo, Sikule, Ageumeui, or Wali Banuah) is an Austronesian language spoken on Simeulue island off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.[3] It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages. Sikule is one of Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages, which are a sub-group of Western Malayo-Polynesian.[4]
| Sigulai | |
|---|---|
| Dau Batu[1] | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Simeulue, Aceh |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 20,000)[2] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | skh |
| Glottolog | siku1242 |
Sikule is spoken in Salang, Alafan and Simeulue Barat district, on the northern of Simeulue island. It is apparently related to the Nias language.[5] Ethnologue lists Lekon and Tapah as dialects.[2]
Simeulue is spoken in the rest of Simeulue outside of Alafan, while Jamu (also called Kamano), related to Minangkabau, is spoken in the capital city of Sinabang.
Phonology
editThe vowel and consonant phonemes of Sikule are shown in the tables below.[6]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open | a |
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar/ Palatal |
Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | (ʔ) |
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | ||
| Fricative | s | x | h | |||
| Approximant | central | j | ||||
| lateral | l | |||||
| Trill | r | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Aklis, Irsadul (2020-03-10). "Penamaan Bahasa Sigulai: Sudah Tepatkah?". Balai Bahasa Provinsi Aceh. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ a b Sigulai at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ Chapter 3 – Tsunami 1907: Early Interpretation and its Development (PDF), pp. 12–32, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26
- ^ Adelaar, 2005, p. 22.
- ^ "Simeulue" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2013-11-24 – via asiaharvest.org.
- ^ Nothofer, 1986, p. 96
Sources
edit- Adelaar, Alexander, The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar: A Historical Perspective, The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, pp. 1-42, Routledge Language Family Series, London, Routledge, 2005, ISBN 0-7007-1286-0
- Aziz, Z.; Amery, R. (2016). "A survey of the status of the local languages of Pulau Simeulue and Pulau Banyak and their use within the community". http://eeic.unsyiah.ac.id/proceedings/index.php/eeic/article/view/95. Syiah Kuala University.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|journal= - Candrasari, Ratri; Harinawati; Fasya, Teuku Kemal (2022-03-24). "Sigulai: One of Minority Language in Simeulue Island". Atlantis Press: 6–9. doi:10.2991/assehr.k.220302.002. ISBN 978-94-6239-552-7.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Nothofer, Bernd, The Barrier Island Languages in the Austronesian Language Family, Focal II: Papers From the Fourth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, pp. 87-109, Pacific Linguistics, Series C 94, Canberra, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, 1986.