Tonsawang language

Tonsawang, also known as Tombatu, is an Austronesian language of the northern tip of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Minahasan branch of the Philippine languages.[2]

Tonsawang
Native toIndonesia
RegionNorthern Sulawesi
Native speakers
(20,000 cited 1981)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tnw
Glottologtons1239
ELPTonsawang

Orthography

Alphabet

  • a - [ä]
  • b - [b]
  • e - [ə]
  • è - [ɛ]
  • g - [g]
  • i - [i]
  • j - [d͡ʒ]
  • k - [k]
  • l - [l]
  • m - [m]
  • n - [n]
  • ng - [ŋ]
  • o - [o̞]
  • p - [p]
  • r - [ɾ]
  • s - [s]
  • t - [t]
  • u - [u]
  • w - [w]
  • ' - [ʔ][3]

References

  1. Tonsawang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Adelaar, K. Alexander & Himmelmann, Nikolaus (2005). The Austronesian languages of Asia and Madagascar. London: Routledge.
  3. "Tonsawang language, alphabet, and pronunciation". Omniglot. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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