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Kembayan language

Dayak language spoken on Borneo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kembayan, or Mateq (Mate’), is a Dayak language of Borneo.

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Kembayan
Mateq
Native toIndonesia
RegionKalimantan
Native speakers
11,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3xem
Glottologkemb1249
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Phonology

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d tʃ dʒ k g ʔ
Prenasalized ᵐp (ᵐb) ⁿt ⁿd ⁿs ⁿtʃ ⁿdʒ ᵑk ᵑg
Fricative s h
Nasal m mː n nː ɲ ŋ
Approximant w r, l j
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  • The phoneme /ᵐb/ is only attested in a single word that has likely been borrowed.
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Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ
Mid-high e ẽ o õ
Mid-low ɔ ɔ̃
Low a ã
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Additionally, the following diphthongs are attested: /ɨi/, /ai/, /oi/, /ia/, /ɨa/, /ua/, /io/, /ao/, /iu/, /au/, /ou/.

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