Wejewa language

Wejewa (Weyewa, Wewewa) is an Austronesian language spoken on Sumba, Indonesia.

Wejewa
West Sumbanese
Native toIndonesia
RegionSumba Island
Native speakers
(65,000 cited 1997–2011)[1]
Austronesian
Dialects
  • Weyewa proper
  • Loura
  • Tana Righu
  • Ve Luri
  • Wai Bangga
  • Loliina
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
wew – Wejewa
lur – Laura
Glottologweje1237
ELPWeyewa

Phonology
Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p t (c) k ʔ
Prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg
Implosive ɓ ɗ (ʄ) ɠ
Fricative s
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant w r, l j
  • The phonemes /c ʄ/ are very rare, occurring in four words in total.
Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References
  1. Wejewa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Laura at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Bulu, Yuliana (2018). Fonologi bahasa Wewewa di desa Weekombaka, kecamatan Wewewa Barat, Sumba Barat Daya, NTT: sebuah kajian awal (Thesis) (in Indonesian). Tambolaka, Sumba Barat Daya: Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) Weetebula.
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