Bonggi (Banggi) is an

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spoken primarily by the Bonggi people of Banggi Island, off the northern tip of

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Orthography

Vowels and diphthongs

* a – , unstressed * e – * i – * o – * u – * aa – * ee – * ii – * oo – * uu – * ai – * ou –

Consonants

* b – , between vowels, before u * d – , before i * f – * g – , before u * h – , before i, at the end of a word * j – * k – * l – , before i * m – * n – * ng – * p – * r – * s – * t – * w – * y – At the ends of words, k, p, and t are not released.

Orthography

Vowels and diphthongs

Consonants

References

Further reading