Paluʼe language

Paluʼe
Sara Lu'a, Patha Lu'a
Native toIndonesia
RegionPalue Island
EthnicityPalue
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1997)
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3ple
Glottologpalu1252
ELPPalu'e
Approximate location where Paluʼe is spoken
Approximate location where Paluʼe is spoken
Location within Flores
Approximate location where Paluʼe is spoken
Approximate location where Paluʼe is spoken
Location within Indonesia
Approximate location where Paluʼe is spoken
Approximate location where Paluʼe is spoken
Location within Southeast Asia
Coordinates: 8°20′S 121°43′E / 8.33°S 121.72°E / -8.33; 121.72
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Paluʼe (also spelled Palue and Paluqe; native name Lu'a) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Paluʼe Island, Indonesia.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar		 Velar Glottal
Nasals m n ŋ
Plosives and
affricates		 Voiceless p t tʃ k ʔ
Voiced d dʒ ɡ
Prenasalized ⁿb ⁿd ⁿɡ
Implosive ɓ
Fricatives v s
Lateral l
Rhotic r

References

  1. 1 2 Cawa, Paulus J.O. (2021). Nilai Rekonsiliasi dalam Ritus Pati Karapau pada Masyarakat Ko’a-Palu’e Kabupaten Sikka (PDF) (Undergraduate thesis) (in Indonesian). Maumere: Institut Filsafat dan Teknologi Kreatif Ledalero.
  2. ↑ Paluʼe at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

Further reading