Ot Danum is a Barito language of the central Borneo, Indonesia, spoken by the Ot Danum people. Dialects include Cihie and Dohoi.Bamba, John (ed.) (2008). Mozaik Dayak keberagaman subsuku dan bahasa Dayak di Kalimantan Barat. Pontianak: Institut Dayakologi. .
Phonology
Consonants
LabialAlveolar(Alveolo-)palatalVelarGlottalNasalPlosive/AffricatevoicelessvoicedFricative()RhotictrilltapApproximant
/ɕ/ may also be heard as [s] in free variation. In word-final position, it can be approximantized as [ɕ̞]. /ɾ/ can be heard as [l] in word-final position. Prenasalization is said to also occur among voiced stops /b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ/ in word-initial and intervocalic positions as [ᵐb, ⁿd, ᶮd͡ʑ, ᵑɡ]. Stop sounds /p, t, k/ in word-final position are heard as unreleased [p̚, t̚, k̚]. /h/ is heard as labialized [hʷ] when occurring anywhere within the position of /u/, and heard as a fronted velar [x̟] when occurring in the position of /i/.
Consonant fronting Consonant fronting as well as laminalizing occurs among the following consonants when anywhere within the position of /i/. The allophones are heard as following:
PhonemeAllophone, , ,
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen
/a/ can also be heard as [ɐ] in free variation. /i, u/ are heard as [ɪ, ʊ] when preceding a vowel.
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