Alune is an Austronesian language of west Seram in the Maluku archipelago of Indonesia.

Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalplainlab.NasalPlosiveFricativeRhoticLateralSemivowel +VowelsFrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen

can be heard as a trill in word-initial and intervocalic positions, and may also fluctuate to an affricate sound. can be heard as a velar nasal when preceding velar stops.E. Wattimury, Ny. A. Haulussy, and J. Pentury. Struktur Bahasa Alune. 1997. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

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