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| Manusela | |
|---|---|
| Wahinama | |
| Sou Upaa | |
| Native to | Indonesia (Maluku Islands) |
| Region | Seram |
| Ethnicity | Manusela people |
Native speakers | (7,000 cited 1989)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wha |
| Glottolog | manu1258 |
Manusela is an Austronesian language spoken in Seram, Indonesia. It is classified by Collins (1983) as a member of the Central Maluku subgroup.[2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | (ɲ) | (ŋ) | |
| Plosive | p | t | k | ||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||
| Rhotic | r | ||||
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Semivowel | w | j |
[ŋ ɲ] as well as voiced stops [b d ɡ] appear in loanwords from other languages.[3]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | |
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