Manusela is an Austronesian language spoken in Seram, Indonesia. It is classified by Collins (1983) as a member of the Central Maluku subgroup.[2]
| Manusela | |
|---|---|
| Wahinama | |
| Sou Upaa | |
| Native to | Indonesia (Maluku Islands) |
| Region | Seram |
| Ethnicity | Manusela people |
Native speakers | (7,000 cited 1989)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wha |
| Glottolog | manu1258 |
Phonology
edit| 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 |
[ŋ 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
edit- ^ Manusela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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Further reading
edit- 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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