Mainstream Kenyah language
Mainstream Kenyah, also known as Usun Apau and Bakung, is a Kenyah dialect cluster of North Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Sarawak, Malaysia. Dialects fall into four clusters:
- Lepo’ Tau, Lepo’ Bem, Uma’ Jalan, Uma’ Tukung
- Lepo’ Ke, Lepo’ Kuda
- Lepo’ Maut, Lepo’ Ndang, Badeng (Madang)
- Bakung, Lepo’ Tepu’ (Lepo Teppu’).
Phonology
Consonants
- Sounds /p, t̪/ can also occur as geminated [pː, t̪ː] or as unreleased in word-final [p̚, t̪̚].
Vowels
- /i/ can also occur as lax [ɪ].
- Sounds /a, u/ can also be heard as long [aː, uː].
References
External links
- Kaipuleohone's archive of Robert Blust's work includes notes on Kenyah language