Roglai language

Austronesian language spoken in Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Roglai language is a Chamic language of southern Vietnam, spoken by the Raglai people.

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Roglai
RegionVietnam
Native speakers
(97,000 cited 1999–2002)[1]
Austronesian
Latin (modified Vietnamese alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
roc  Cacgia
rog  Northern
rgs  Southern
Glottologcacg1235  Cacgia Roglai
nort2994  Northern Roglai
sout3010  Southern Roglai
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There are four Roglai dialects: Northern, Du Long, Southern, and Cac Gia.[2]

Their autonym is radlai, which means 'forest people'.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

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  • Sounds /e, o/ may also have more open variants as [ɛ, ɔ].[3]
  • Glide sounds [j, w] may also occur as a result of vowel off-glides.[4]

Vocabulary

Mainland Chamic, Aceh and Malay comparative table:

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Lexeme Proto-Chamic Western Cham Eastern Cham Roglai Aceh Malay
one *sa /sa ha/ /tha/ /sa/ sa satu
seven *tujuh /taçuh/ /taçŭh/ /tijuh/ tujôh tujuh
fire *ʔapuy /pui/ /apuy/ /apui/ apui api
sky *laŋit /laŋiʔ/ /laŋiʔ/ Lingik /laŋĩ꞉ʔ/ langèt langit
rice (husked) *bra꞉s /prah/ /prah-l/ /bra/ breueh beras
iron *bisεy /pasay/ /pithăy/ /pisǝy/ beusoe besi
sugarcane *tabɔw-v /tapau/ /tapăw/ /tubəu/ teubèe tebu
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