Wahala
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Wahala | |
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Wa'ála | |
Pronunciation | /wɐʔɐ˥lɐ/ |
Region | Asuranesia |
Ethnicity | Isatese people |
Native speakers | 22,900 (no date) |
Language family | Asuranesian
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Early forms: | Proto-Asuranesian
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Dialects | Northern Wahala, Southern Wahala |
Official status | |
Official language in | Republic of Isata |
CWS code | – |
Classification
History
Phonology
Phonemes
Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m m: | n n: | ŋ ŋ: [ŋh]1 [ŋh:]2 | |||
Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ | ||
Fricative | f | s s: | x x: | [h]3 | ||
Approximant | l | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i í | u ú | |
Mid | ɐ ɐ́ | ||
Open |
Polypthongs ɐi ɐu