Native to Indonesia ISO 639-3 nij Region Kalimantan | Native speakers 890,000 (2003) Glottolog ngaj1237 | |
Language family Austronesian languages, Malayo-Polynesian languages | ||
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.
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Consonants
Ngaju has the following consonants.
Vowels
Ngaju has the following vowels. All vowels except É™ can be long.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary comparison between Bakumpai, Ngaju, Indonesian and English languages.
References
Ngaju language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA