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| Kiput | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Malaysia |
| Region | NorthernSarawak,Borneo |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1981)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kyi |
| Glottolog | kipu1237 |
| ELP | Kiput |
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Kiput is aMalayo-Polynesian language primarily spoken by theKiput people in northernSarawak,Borneo,Malaysia.
While the Northern Sarawakan languages in general are known for unusual phonological developments (for example, Proto-North Sarawakbʰ becomess in Kiput)[2], Kiput stands out from the rest.[3][how?]
Kiput has eightmonophthongs/iɪeuʊoəa/, at least twelvediphthongs/iwewujojəjəwajawiə̯eə̯uə̯oə̯/ and twotriphthongs/iə̯jiə̯w/.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Plosive | Voiceless | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
| Voiced | b | d | (ɟ) | ɡ | ||
| Fricative | f | s | h | |||
| Liquid | Lateral | l | ||||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Semivowel | w | j | ||||
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