Native speakers 12,000 (2000) | ISO 639-3 szw | |
Language family AustronesianMalayo-Polynesian (MP)Nuclear MPHalmahera SeaSouth HalmaheraBuliSawai Dialects WedaSawaiKobeFaya-MafaMessa-Dote | ||
The Sawai language (also Weda) is a South Halmahera language of Austronesian stock spoken in Weda and Gane Timor districts of southern Halmahera, northern Maluku Province, Indonesia. There are approximately 12,000 speakers.
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Sounds
Below is description of the Kobe dialect of Sawai spoken in the villages of Lelilef Woyebulan and Kobe Peplis.
Consonants
Sawai has 14 consonants:
Vowels
Sawai has 7 vowels:
Syllable
Sawai has the following syllable structure:
(C)(C)V(C)Examples:
References
Sawai language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA