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Aru Languages
The Aru languages are a group of a dozen Austronesian languages spoken on the Aru Islands Regency, Aru Islands in Indonesia. None are spoken by more than ten thousand people. Although geographically close to Central Maluku languages, they are not part of that group linguistically (Ross 1995). Languages The following classification of the Aru languages is from ''Glottolog'' 4.0 (2019), and is arranged according to Hughes (1987: 96) since the Aru languages form an interconnected linkage (linguistics), linkage or dialect chain: *Aru **Ujir language, Ujir-Kola language, Kola-Kompane language, Kompane ***Ujir language, Ujir ***Kola language, Kola-Kompane language, Kompane **Central Aru ***Lola language, Lola ***Dobel language, Dobel-Koba language, Koba ***Lorang language, Lorang ***Manombai language, Manombai **West Tarangan language, West Tarangan **East Tarangan language, East Tarangan **Karey language, Karey-Barakai language, Barakai **Batuley language, Batuley-Mariri language, M ...
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Kompane Language
Kola is one of the Aru languages, spoken in the northernmost part of the Aru Islands, mainly on Kola Island Kola is an island in the Aru Islands in the Arafura Sea. It is situated in the Maluku Province, Indonesia. The other five main islands in the archipelago are Tanahbesar (also called Wokam), Kobroor, Maikoor, Koba, and Trangan. The Kola lang ... and in the northern and western part of Wokam Island.Schapper, Antoinette (2015). "Neuter gender in the languages of Aru". ''Wacana'' 16(1). 1-26. References Aru languages Languages of Indonesia {{au-lang-stub ...
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Batuley Language
Batuley (Gwatle lir) is a language spoken on the Aru Islands of eastern Indonesia. It is close to Mariri; Hughes (1987) estimates that around 80% of lexical items are shared. The language's name comes from the Gwatle island (Batuley in Indonesian), which the Batuley consider their homeland (Daigle (2015)). Geographical distribution Batuley is spoken in eastern Indonesia across seven villages that Daigle (2015) lists in his thesis. Some of them are Kabalsiang on Aduar Island, Kumul in the identically-named island, and Gwaria (Waria) in the Island of Gwari The Gbagyi or Gbari (plural - Agbagyi/Agbari) are an ethnic group found predominantly in Central Nigeria with an estimated population of 12 million spread in four states, including Abuja, and located in thirty local government areas. It is also t .... Phonology Vowels Batuley has a simple five-vowel system with no vowel length distinction (Daigle 2015). *i *e *u *o *a is an allophone of and (in different environments) ...
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Barakai Language
Barakai is one of the Aru languages, spoken by inhabitants of the Aru Islands Aru or ARU may refer to: Education * Alpha Rho Upsilon, a defunct fraternity in the United States * Anglia Ruskin University, a university in England * Ardhi University, a Tanzanian public university Places * Aru Islands Regency, a group of i .... References Languages of Indonesia Aru languages {{indonesia-stub ...
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Karey Language
Karey (Krei) is an Austronesian language spoken on the Aru Islands Aru or ARU may refer to: Education * Alpha Rho Upsilon, a defunct fraternity in the United States * Anglia Ruskin University, a university in England * Ardhi University, a Tanzanian public university Places * Aru Islands Regency, a group of i ... of eastern Indonesia. References Aru languages Languages of Indonesia {{austronesian-lang-stub ...
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East Tarangan Language
Tarangan is one of the Aru languages, spoken by inhabitants of the Aru Islands in eastern Indonesia. There are two varieties of Tarangan: East and West Tarangan. These varieties are divergent, perhaps no closer than they are to Manombai Manombai (also known as Wokam) is one of the Aru languages, spoken by inhabitants of the Aru Islands, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian ..., also spoken in the Arus. West Tarangan is a trade language of the southern islands. Phonology The following is the description for West Tarangan: Consonants * can occur as a glottal intervocalically between two non-high vowels. * is heard as a stop syllable-final position. * are heard as voiced stops in word-initial position and within a stressed noninitial syllable onset. Vowels * in unstressed positions are heard as * Sounds are phonetically . References Aru languages ...
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Manombai Language
Manombai (also known as Wokam) is one of the Aru languages, spoken by inhabitants of the Aru Islands, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... References Aru languages Languages of Indonesia {{indonesia-stub ...
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Lorang Language
Lorang is an Austronesian language of the Aru Islands in eastern Indonesia. It is spoken in one village on Koba Island :'' Koba Island is also an alternative name for Gupo Island, Taiwan.'' Koba Island () is an island in the Aru Islands in the Arafura Sea. It is situated in the Maluku Province, Indonesia. Its area is 1723 km². The other main islands in th .... References Aru languages Languages of Indonesia {{au-lang-stub ...
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Koba Language
Koba is a language spoken on the Aru Islands Aru or ARU may refer to: Education * Alpha Rho Upsilon, a defunct fraternity in the United States * Anglia Ruskin University, a university in England * Ardhi University, a Tanzanian public university Places * Aru Islands Regency, a group of i ... of eastern Indonesia. It is close to Dobel, though mutual comprehension is low. References Aru languages Languages of Indonesia {{au-lang-stub ...
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Dobel Language
Dobel, or Kobro’or, is one of the Aru languages, spoken by inhabitants of the Aru Islands Regency, Indonesia. It is close to Kola unit was the big kola int eh Kola may refer to: People * Koła, a Polish noble family * Kola (name), people with the given name/surname Kola * Kola (singer), Ukrainian singer, songwriter and performer of her own songs * Kola people, Gabonese p .... References Further reading * Aru languages Languages of Indonesia {{au-lang-stub ...
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Lola Language
Lola is an Austronesian language spoken on the Aru Islands Aru or ARU may refer to: Education * Alpha Rho Upsilon, a defunct fraternity in the United States * Anglia Ruskin University, a university in England * Ardhi University, a Tanzanian public university Places * Aru Islands Regency, a group of i ... of eastern Indonesia. References Aru languages Languages of Indonesia {{indonesia-stub ...
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