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Simeulue language

Simeulue language

Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia


The Simeulue language is spoken by the Simeulue people of Simeulue off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.[1][2]

Quick Facts Native to, Region ...

Names

Simeulue is also called Mae o, which literally means 'Where are you going?'. Ethnologue also lists Long Bano, Simalur, Simeuloë, and Simulul as alternate names.

Varieties

Simeulue is spoken in five of eight subdistricts (kecamatan) of Simeulue Regency. It includes two dialects.[3]

Sikule, related to Nias, is spoken in Salang, Alafan and Simeulue Barat in northern Simeulue, while Jamu (also called Kamano), related to Minangkabau, is spoken in the capital city of Sinabang and has become the lingua franca of the island.

Phonology

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
  • The phonemes /d c ɟ g j ɲ/ do not appear word-finally.
  • /ɲ/ also does not appear word-initially.
More information Front, Central ...

Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /au/, /ai/, /ɔi/.

See also


References

  1. Simeulue at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
  2. "Tsunami 1907: Early Interpretation and its Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26.
  3. "Simeulue" (PDF), asiaharvest.org
  4. Candrasari, Ratri. "Language Vitality of Leukon" (PDF). Eurasian Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 13 (6): 234–243.
  5. Faridan, Abdullah; Ajies, A. Murad Em; Usman, Umar; Nuriah, T. A. (1981). Struktur bahasa Simeulue (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.

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