Bulungan language
| Bulungan | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | North Kalimantan |
| Ethnicity | Bulungan |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2002)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | blj |
| Glottolog | bolo1268 |
The Bulungan language, also known as Bolongan and Bulongan (both are archaic), is an Austronesian language spoken in Bulungan Regency, North Kalimantan. The language was the court language of the Bulungan Sultanate. The classification of this language is not clear. Glottolog places it in the Sabahan group.[2][3]
Spread
[edit]The Bulungan language is predominantly spoken in eight villages in Bulungan Regency, namely:[4]
- Tanjung Palas: Antutan, Tanjung Palas Ulu, Tanjung Palas Tengah, Tanjung Palas Ilir
- West Tanjung Palas: Mara Ilir
- East Tanjung Palas: Mangkupadi
- Peso: Long Bia
- Sekatak: Sekatak Puji
Phonology
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p b | t d | c ɟ | k ɡ | ʔ | |
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Trill | ʀ | |||||
| Semivowel | w | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Low | a |
Words are stressed on the penultimate syllable, regardless of its structure: mendus 'to bath', mendusna 'go bath now!'.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Bulungan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "Glottolog 4.5 - Bolongan". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Unclassified". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Arifin, M. Bahri; Rijal, Syamsul (2019). Bahasa Daerah di Kalimantan Utara. Yogyakarta: Istana Agency. ISBN 978-623-7313-24-3.
- ^ Adul 1985, p. 23.
- ^ Adul 1985, p. 22.
- ^ Adul 1985, p. 31.
Further reading
[edit]- Adul, M. Asfandi (1985). Struktur Bahasa Bulungan (PDF). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.
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