Wakasihu language

Wakasihu, or Larike-Wakasihu after the two still-vigorous dialects, is an Austronesian language of Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands.

Phonology +Wakasihu consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosivevoiceless()voiced()()()Nasal()FricativeTapLateralApproximant Phonemes in parentheses are borrowed from other languages. +Wakasihu vowelsFrontCentralBackCloseMidOpen are heard as when in closed or stressed syllable position.

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