Ngaju language

Ngaju language
Ngaju
Spoken in Indonesia
Region Kalimantan
Native speakers 890,000  (2003)
Language family
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nij
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Ngaju is an Austronesian language spoken along the Kapuas, Kahayan, Katingan, and Mentaya Rivers in Central Borneo, Indonesia. It is closely related to Bakumpai language. There are three dialects—Pulopetak, Ba'amang, and Mantangai.[1]

Contents

Phonology

Consonants

Ngaju has the following consonants.[2]

Bilabial Coronal Palatal Velar Glottal
Stops Voiceless p t c k
Voiced b d ɟ ɡ
Fricatives s h
Nasals m n ɲ ŋ
Lateral l
Trill r
Semivowels w j

Vowels

Ngaju has the following vowels. All vowels except ə can be long.[3]

front central back
rounded
High i u
Mid e ə o
Low a

Vocabulary

Vocabulary comparison between Bakumpai, Ngaju, Indonesian and English languages.

Bakumpai Ngaju Indonesian English
Jida Dia Tidak No
Beken Beken Bukan Not
Pai Pai Kaki Foot / Leg
Kueh Kueh Mana Which / Where
Si-kueh Bara-kueh Dari mana Where from
Hituh Hetuh Sini Here
Si-hituh Intu-hetuh Di sini Here
Bara Bara Dari From
Kejaw Kejaw Jauh Far
Tukep / Parak Tukep Dekat Near
Kuman Kuman Makan Eat
Mihup Mihop Minum Drink
Lebu Lewu Kampung Village
Batatapas Bapukan Mencuci pakaian To wash clothes

Notes

  1. ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
  2. ^ Mihing & Stokhof 1977.
  3. ^ Mihing & Stokhof 1977

References

Ashn E. Johannes. 1971. "An Introduction to Dayak Ngaju Morphology," Malang MA thesis.

T.W.J. Mihing & W.A.L. Stokhof. 1977. "On the Ngaju Dayak Sound System," Miscellaneous Studies in Indonesian and Languages in Indonesia 3:49-59.


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