Research Article
Phonemes in muna language
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.15-11-2019.2296284, author={La Ode Nggawu}, title={Phonemes in muna language}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Languare, Literature, Culture and Education, ISLLCE, 15-16 November 2019, Kendari, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ISLLCE}, year={2020}, month={6}, keywords={phonomes vowel consonant cluster}, doi={10.4108/eai.15-11-2019.2296284} }- La Ode Nggawu
Year: 2020
Phonemes in muna language
ISLLCE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.15-11-2019.2296284
Abstract
Muna language as other languages has certain phonemens. It is one of the aspects causing one language differs to others. The aim of the study is to explore the phonemes in Muna, a language which is used in Muna Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The data was collected through participant speaking and scrutinize methods with recording and noting techniques, and analyzed using apportioned methods. The presentation of data was done inductively from data, description, and taking conclusion. Muna language has 5 (five) vowels, namely/i, a, e, o, u/. These vowels can be realized in long sounds, such as [i:], [a:], [e:], [o:], and [u:]. Besides, Muna language has 15 dipthongs, namely /ai/, /au/, /ae/, /ao/, /ia/, /iu/, /ie/, /io/, /ea/, /eu/, /eo/, /oa/, /oe/, /ou/, and /oi/. Related to consonant, Munalanguage has 19 consonants, namely /b/, /ɓ/, /p/, /d/, /ɓ/, /t/, /g/, /ĝ/, /k/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /f/, /s/, /h/, /l/, /r/, /w/, and /y/, and clusters/ns/, /nt/, /nd/, /mb/,/ƞk/, /ƞg/, and /mp/. Besides, there is not any consonant that place the final position, which is called as vocalist language.