Bonggi language

Bonggi
Native toMalaysia
RegionSabah
Ethnicity1,400 (1990)[1]
Native speakers
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Language codes
ISO 639-3bdg
Glottologbong1289
Approximate location where Bonggi is spoken
Approximate location where Bonggi is spoken
Bonggi
Location of Banggi Island, where Banggi is spoken.
Approximate location where Bonggi is spoken
Approximate location where Bonggi is spoken
Bonggi
Bonggi (Malaysia)
Coordinates: 7°15′0″N 117°10′0″E / 7.25000°N 117.16667°E / 7.25000; 117.16667

Bonggi (Banggi) is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Bonggi people of Banggi Island, off the northern tip of Sabah, Malaysia.

Orthography

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Vowels and diphthongs

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  • a – [a/ã/ə̃], [ə] unstressed
  • e – [e/ə]
  • i – [i/ɪ]
  • o – [o/ɔ/ɔ̃]
  • u – [u/ʊ]
  • aa – [aː]
  • ee – [eː]
  • ii – [iː]
  • oo – [ɔː]
  • uu – [uː]
  • ai – [aj/ai]
  • ou – [ou]

Consonants

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  • b – [b], [β] between vowels, [bʷ/βʷ] before u
  • d – [d], [dʲ] before i
  • f – [f]
  • g – [g], [gʷ] before u
  • h – [k/h], [hʲ] before i, [ʔ] at the end of a word
  • j – [j/d͡ʒ]
  • k – [k/k']
  • l – [l], [lʲ] before i
  • m – [m/mʷ]
  • n – [n/dn/n]
  • ng – [ŋ]
  • p – [p/ɸ/ɸʷ]
  • r – [ɾ/r]
  • s – [s]
  • t – [t/t']
  • w – [w]
  • y – [j]

At the ends of words, k, p, and t are not released.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bonggi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Bonggi language". Omniglot. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

Further reading

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