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p b         t d             k ɡ    
 
 
 
 
ʔ
 
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Nasal
  m           n           ɲ   ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
              r            
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                               
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
            s                               h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                          j   w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
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Selected languages: Iban
UPSID number: 2435
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Austro-Tai, W. Malayo-Polynesian
The languages has 25 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds:
Comments:

Iban is spoken along all the main river routes
of Sarawak, Malaysia. Voiced stops, the affricates and the
palatal nasal only occur syllable initially. Many
two-vowel sequences occur.

Sources:

Omar, A.H. 1981. The Iban Language of Sarawak: a
Grammatical Description. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,
Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Scott, N.C. 1957. Notes on the pronunciation of Sea Dayak.
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 20:
509-512.