Pakpak language

Pakpak, or Batak Dairi, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken in Dairi Regency, Pakpak Bharat Regency, Pakkat, Parlilitan, and Tarabintang districts in Humbang Hasundutan Regency, Manduamas district in Central Tapanuli Regency, Subulussalam City, and Aceh Singkil Regency.

Phonology

Consonants

• A word-final /k/ can also be heard as a glottal stop .

Vowels

• Vowels /i, u, e, o/ can have shortened allophones of [, , , ].
• To differentiate between the three e sounds, [ə, e, ɛ], Manik used for [e], for [ɛ], and for [ə].

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