Ot Danum language

Ot Danum is a Barito language of the central Borneo, Indonesia, spoken by the Ot Danum people. Dialects include Cihie and Dohoi.

Phonology

Consonants

• /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, É¡/ 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 [hÊ·] 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:

Vowels

• /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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