Taliabo (Taliabu) is a
Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on the island of the same name in the
Moluccas
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Dialects are:
*Kadai
*Padang (Samala)
*Mananga
*Mangei (Soboyo)
There are two linguistic strata in Taliabo,
Central Maluku and
Celebic, and it is not yet clear which group it belongs to.
Phonology
Consonants
All stop sounds (except for ) and fricatives , may also be prenasalized in both word-initial and word-medial positions as .
Vowels
References
Further reading
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Central Maluku languages
Languages of the Maluku Islands
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