| Lio | |
|---|---|
| Li'o | |
| Pronunciation | [lio] |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | CentralFlores |
Native speakers | 220,000 (2009 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ljl |
| Glottolog | lioo1240 |
Lio (also erroneously spelledLi'o) is anAustronesian language spoken in the central part ofFlores, one of theLesser Sunda Islands in the eastern half ofIndonesia. It belongs to theCentral Flores subgroup.[2]
| Labial/ labiodental | Dental/ alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ⟨ng⟩ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t̪ | k | ʔ⟨'⟩ | |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| prenasalized | ᵐb⟨mb⟩ | ⁿd⟨nd⟩ | ᵑɡ⟨ngg⟩ | |||
| implosive | ɓ⟨bh⟩ | ɗ⟨dh⟩ | ||||
| Affricate | d͡ʒ⟨j⟩ | |||||
| Fricative | f | s | (ɣ) | (h) | ||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | ʋ⟨w⟩ | ɰ⟨gh⟩ | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open | a |
