Lawangan is an Austronesian language of the East Barito group. It is spoken by about 100,000 Lawangan people (one of the Dayak peoples) living in the central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Lawangan has a high degree of dialectal diversity.
Dialects
Lawangan is divided into at least several dialects, including: Ajuh Bakoi (Lampüng) Bantian (Bentian), spoken at Bentian Besar, West Kutai Regency Banuwang Bawu (Bawo) Benuaq Kali Karau (Beloh) Lawa Lolang Mantararen Njumit Paser / Pasir. This dialect is spoken at Paser Regency and its surroundings. This dialect is also often known as "Paser language". Purai Purung Tuwang
Phonology
Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosivevoicelessvoicedNasalFricativeTrillLateralApproximant
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen Suryadikara et al. (1985)
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