Sigulai language

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The Sigulai language (also called Sibigo, Sikule, Ageumeui, or Wali Banuah) is an Austronesian language spoken on Simeulue island off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.[3] It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages. Sikule is one of Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages, which are a sub-group of Western Malayo-Polynesian.[4]

Sigulai
Dau Batu[1]
Native toIndonesia
RegionSimeulue, Aceh
Native speakers
(undated figure of 20,000)[2]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3skh
Glottologsiku1242

Sikule is spoken in Salang, Alafan and Simeulue Barat district, on the northern of Simeulue island. It is apparently related to the Nias language.[5] Ethnologue lists Lekon and Tapah as dialects.[2]

Simeulue is spoken in the rest of Simeulue outside of Alafan, while Jamu (also called Kamano), related to Minangkabau, is spoken in the capital city of Sinabang.

Phonology

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The vowel and consonant phonemes of Sikule are shown in the tables below.[6]

Sikule vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Mid e ə o
Open a
Sikule consonant phonemes
Labial Alveolar Post-alveolar/
Palatal
Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t t͡ʃ k (ʔ)
voiced b d d͡ʒ ɡ
Fricative s x h
Approximant central j
lateral l
Trill r

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aklis, Irsadul (2020-03-10). "Penamaan Bahasa Sigulai: Sudah Tepatkah?". Balai Bahasa Provinsi Aceh. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. ^ a b Sigulai at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)  
  3. ^ Chapter 3 – Tsunami 1907: Early Interpretation and its Development (PDF), pp. 12–32, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26
  4. ^ Adelaar, 2005, p. 22.
  5. ^ "Simeulue" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2013-11-24 – via asiaharvest.org.
  6. ^ Nothofer, 1986, p. 96

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