| Geser | |
|---|---|
| Geser-Gorom | |
| Native to | Indonesia (Maluku Islands) |
| Region | Seram,Geser Islands |
Native speakers | (37,000 cited 1989)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ges |
| Glottolog | gese1240 |
Geser is anAustronesian language of the east end ofSeram and theGorom Islands,Indonesia. It is closely related toWatubela.[2][3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | (ɲ) | ŋ | ||
| Plosive/ Affricate | voiceless | p | t | tʃ | k | ʔ |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | (f) | s | h | |||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
/h/ and /f/ are in free alteration among the dialects of Geser and Gorom.
/ɲ/ rarely occurs.[4]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
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