Paluʼe language

Paluʼe
Sara Lu'a, Patha Lu'a[1]
Native toIndonesia
RegionPalue Island
EthnicityPalue
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1997)[2]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3ple
Glottologpalu1252
ELPPalu'e
Paluʼe
Paluʼe
Paluʼe
Coordinates: 8°20′S 121°43′E / 8.33°S 121.72°E / -8.33; 121.72

Paluʼe (also spelled Palue and Paluqe; native name Lu'a)[1] is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Paluʼe Island, Indonesia.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Velar Glottal
Nasals m n ŋ
Plosives and
affricates
Voiceless p t k ʔ
Voiced d ɡ
Prenasalized ⁿb ⁿd ⁿɡ
Implosive ɓ
Fricatives v s
Lateral l
Rhotic r

References

  1. ^ a b Cawa, Paulus J.O. (2021). Nilai Rekonsiliasi dalam Ritus Pati Karapau pada Masyarakat Ko’a-Palu’e Kabupaten Sikka (PDF) (Undergraduate thesis) (in Indonesian). Maumere: Institut Filsafat dan Teknologi Kreatif Ledalero.
  2. ^ Paluʼe at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

Further reading