Talaud language

Talaud is an Austronesian language spoken on the Talaud Islands north of Sulawesi, Indonesia. There are 2 dialects, namely the Lami dialect (which is spoken on Miangas, Nanusa Islands, and Esang in the northern part of Karakelong Island) and the Tirawata dialect (which is used in Lirung, Kabaruan, and the southern part of Karakelong Island).^[2]

Talaud
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi
Native speakers	(82,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Sangiric North Talaud
Dialects	Lami Tirawata
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tld
Glottolog	tala1285
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Coordinates: 4.12°N 126.80°E / 4.12; 126.80

Miangas is actually a subdialect, but more different from its main dialect, Lami.^[2]

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		(c)	k	ʔ
	voiced	b	d			ɡ
	affricate				tʃ
Nasal		m	n			ŋ
Fricative		β	s	ʐ	(ʃ)	ɣ	h
Rhotic	trill		r
	tap		ɾ
Lateral			l
Approximant		w

• /tʃ/ can be heard as a palatal stop [c], depending on the dialect.
• The velar fricative sound /ɣ/ may also be pronounced as voiceless [x].^[3]
• /ʃ/ is only found in some dialects of Kaburuan Island. It corresponds to /ʐ/ in most other dialects.^[3]

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a