Selaru is an Austronesian language of Selaru and Yamdena, in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Linguistically it is not close to Seluwasan, its nearest relative.
Phonology
Consonants LabialAlveolarDorsalGlottalPlosivevoicelesstkʔvoicedbd(ɡ)FricativefshNasalmnTrillrLaterallApproximantwj
can be heard as before velar stops. can be heard as within voiced environments. Consonants preceding glide sounds are heard as either palatalized or labialized .
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseiuMideoOpena
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