Fordata | |
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Vaidida | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Tanimbar Islands |
Native speakers | (50,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | frd |
Glottolog | ford1242 |
Fordata (Vai Fordata,Vai Tnebar) is anAustronesian language spoken in theTanimbar Islands of theMoluccas. It is closely related toKei, and more distantly toYamdena, both also spoken in the Tanimbar Islands.[2]
Labial | Dental/ Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ⟨ng⟩ | |||
Plosive | voiceless | t̪ | k | ʔ⟨'⟩ | ||
voiced | b | d | ||||
Fricative | voiceless | f | s | h | ||
voiced | v | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Trill | r | |||||
Semivowel | w | j⟨y⟩ |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | a |
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