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<sup>1</sup> All implosive stops are voiced.
<sup>1</sup> All implosive stops are voiced.<br>
There are 39 phonemic and 4 allophonic consonants in Ketaserang, 58.1% of these being plosives or implosives; more than any other language spoken in the Poccasin Archipelago.
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Revision as of 21:01, 8 May 2025

Ketaserang(/kətæsɪˈræŋg/; ketasiraangeh [ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of Ketaserang & Kenalerambo.

Phonology

Ketaserang consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
plain labialised
Stop plain voiceless p t c k ʔ
voiced b d ɟ g
prenasalised voiceless ᵐp ⁿt ᶮc ᵑk ᵑkʷ
voiced ᵐb ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑɡ ᵑɡʷ
Implosive(1) plain ɓ ɗ
prenasalised ᵐɓ ⁿɗ
Fricative voiceless s h
voiced (β) z
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ (ŋʷ)
Affricate voiceless (t͡ʃ)
voiced (d͡ʒ)
Tap ɾ
Trill r
Approximant semivowel w j
lateral l ʎ ɫ

1 All implosive stops are voiced.
There are 39 phonemic and 4 allophonic consonants in Ketaserang, 58.1% of these being plosives or implosives; more than any other language spoken in the Poccasin Archipelago.

Ketaserang vowels
Front Back
lax tense lax tense
Close ɪ ʊ
Mid e ɛː ɔ
Open ɐ

Ketaserang has 5 lax and 5 tense vowels. Lax vowels appear in unstressed and/or closed syllables, while tense vowels always appear in stressed and typically open syllables. However, tense vowels can still appear in closed syllables if stressed; examples include kuukti [ˈkuːk.t͡ʃɪ] "spiked wheel" or maseeh [mɐˈsɛːh] "religious".