Pamona language
Pamona (also Poso or Bare’e) is an Austronesian language spoken in Central and South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is part of the northern group of the Kaili–Pamona languages.
| Pamona | |
|---|---|
| Bare’e | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
Native speakers | 140,000 (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pmf |
| Glottolog | pamo1252 |
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following as dialects: Laiwonu (Iba), Pamona (Poso), Rapangkaka (Aria), Taa (Topotaa, Wana), Tobau (Bare’e, Tobalo, Tobao), Tokondindi, Tomoni, and Topada.[2]
Phonology
Pamona has the following sound inventory:[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| voiced | b | d | ɟ | g | ||
| Prenasalized plosive | voiceless | ᵐp | ⁿt | ᶮc | ᵑk | |
| voiced | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᶮɟ | ᵑg | ||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Approximant | ʋ | l | j | |||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
Notes
- Pamona at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Pamona at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Adriani (1931), p. 17.
Bibliography
- Adriani, Nicolaus (1931). Spraakkunst der Bare'e-Taal. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, LXX. Bandung: A. C. Nix.
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