Melanau is an Austronesian language spoken in the coastal area of the Rajang delta on northwest Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia and Brunei. There are several dialectsâÂÂMukah-Oya, Balingian, Bruit, Dalat, Lawas, Igan, Sarikei, Segahan, Prehan, Segalang, and Siteng.
Phonology
Consonants
Melanau has the following consonants.
Vowels
Melanau has the following vowels.
Sounds can have allophones of [ ~ ].
Orthography
Vowels and diphthongs
- a âÂÂ
- aa âÂÂ
- e âÂÂ
- i âÂÂ
- o âÂÂ
- u âÂÂ
- ai âÂÂ
- au âÂÂ
- ei âÂÂ
- ou âÂÂ
- ui âÂÂ
Consonants
- b âÂÂ
- c âÂÂ
- d âÂÂ
- g âÂÂ
- h âÂÂ
- j âÂÂ
- k âÂÂ
- l âÂÂ
- m âÂÂ
- n âÂÂ
- ng âÂÂ
- ny âÂÂ
- p âÂÂ
- r âÂÂ
- s âÂÂ
- t âÂÂ
- w âÂÂ
- y âÂÂ
Notes
References
- I.F.C.S. Clayre. 1970. "The Spelling of Melanau (nee Milano)," The Sarawak Museum Journal 18:330-352.
- Clayre, Iain F. C. S. 1972. A grammatical description of Melanau. University of Edinburgh.
- Rensch, Calvin R. 2012. Melanau and the Languages of Central Sarawak. SIL Electronic Survey Report. SIL International.
External links
- Kaipuleohone holds two open access collections that include Balingian language materials ( and ) as well as