Sonsorolese language
Spoken in
- Austronesian Malayo - Polynesian languages The Central East east oceanic Micronesian languages Origin. Micronesian languages Trukisch Sonsorolesisch
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Sonsorolesisch is a Micronesian language, which is spoken on the belonging to Palau Sonsorol administrative state and the Northern Mariana Islands by about 600 people as a native language, speak worldwide about 2,000 people this language.
Classification and dialects
On the membership of the Sonsorolesischen to Trukischen branch of the Micronesian languages , which in turn belongs to the Austronesian language family languages , is consensus. Less is the unanimous opinion regarding the dialect division. The three inhabited Sonsorol Islands ( Dongosaro, Pulo Anna and Merir ) have their own language variety, respectively. By Arthur Capell also within member states Hatohobei south of Sonsorol Islands spoken language Tobi was viewed as a dialect of Sonsorol, which is disputed by some researchers as the linguistic differences are quite clear.
Phonetics and phonology
Consonants
A special feature of Sonsorolesischen, which occurs in all three dialects as well as in the closely related language Ulithi, but not in the Tobi is, the volume ʎ ˠ. He is as velarisierter, that described with a constriction at the velum gesprochenener, lateral palatal or palato - velar lateral as well. In this Tobi has collapsed ɣ According to the velar voiced fricative.
Consonants can occur and short long (as geminates so ).
Vowels
The vowel system of Sonsorol includes the following 14 vowels.
Some of the vowels, especially a, u and i, can long and short occur, the long vowels are stressed in the rule. ɪ ʊ and are the unstressed counterparts to i or u ɨ, e, æ, o and ɞ are relatively rare. The phonemic status of these vowels is not fully understood. The simple vowels are numerous diphthongs: AEE, AEI, aɛ, ai, a ː ( i), aɔ, au aʉ, a ː ʉ, egg, ɛʉ, ɔʉ, ɵi and ɵʉ.