| Bambam | |
|---|---|
| Pitu Ulunna Salu | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
Native speakers | 40,000 (2010)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ptu |
| Glottolog | bamb1270 |
Bambam (also:Pitu Ulunna Salu) is anAustronesian language ofWest Sulawesi,Indonesia. It is spoken in the Mambi and Tabang districts ofMamasa Regency, and in the Matangnga district ofPolewali Mandar Regency.[2] Together withAralle-Tabulahan,Ulumanda',Pannei andDakka, Bambam belongs to the Pitu Ulunna Salu languages, which form a subbranch within theNorthern branch of theSouth Sulawesi subgroup.[3]
| Front | Back | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | ||||
| Mid | e | o | ||||
| Open/Near-open | æ[a] | ɑ | ||||
| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop/ Affricate | voiceless | p | t | k | (ʔ)[a] | |
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | g | ||
| Fricative | β[b] | s | h | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Lateral | l | |||||
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