Bengkulu language
Bengkulu is a Malayic language spoken on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, around the city of Bengkulu. It is more closely related to other Malay variants in Sumatra such as Col, Jambi Malay and Palembang Malay as well Minangkabau spoken in neighbouring West Sumatra than to the Rejang language, which is also spoken in the province.
| Bengkulu Malay | |
|---|---|
| Bahaso Bengkulu | |
| Region | Bengkulu Province, Sumatra |
Native speakers | 66,000 (ethnic population)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
pse-ben Bengkulu, Bencoolen, Bengkulan | |
Phonology
Bengkulu language using Latin alphabet and sometimes using Rejang script.
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops | p p - b b | t t - d d | tɕ c - dʑ j | k k - ɡ g | ʔ k (coda) |
| Nasals | m m | n n | ɲ ny, n (before c/j) | ŋ ng | |
| Fricatives | f f - v v | s s - z z | ɕ si/sy | h h | |
| Lateral | l l | ||||
| Tap | ɾ r | ||||
| Semi-vowel | j y/i | w w/u |
Letter F, SY, V and Z are used in loanwords of Indonesian.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i i | u u | |
| Middle | ɛ e/é | ə e | ɔ o |
| Open | a~ɑ a |
This language diphthongs are ai, au, oi, ia and ua (where "ia" and "ua" used in loanwords).
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gollark: You've spent 807KST from your in game wallet in total.
gollark: No, just 285.
References
- "Bengkulu in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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Bengkulu language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator |
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