Bonggi language


Bonggi is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Bonggi people of Banggi Island, off the northern tip of Sabah, Malaysia.

Orthography

Vowels and diphthongs

  • a –, unstressed
  • e –
  • i –
  • o –
  • u –
  • aa
  • ee
  • ii –
  • oo
  • uu
  • ai
  • ou

    Consonants

  • b –, between vowels, before u
  • d –, before i
  • f –
  • g –, before u
  • h –, before i, at the end of a word
  • j –
  • k
  • l –, before i
  • m –
  • n –
  • ng –
  • p
  • r –
  • s –
  • t –
  • w –
  • y –
At the ends of words, k, p, and t are not released.