Ngaju language

Ngaju is an Austronesian language spoken along the Kapuas, Kahayan, Katingan, and Mentaya Rivers in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is closely related to the Bakumpai language. There are three dialects—Pulau Petak, Ba'amang, and Mantangai.

Phonology

Consonants

Ngaju has the following consonants.

Vowels

Ngaju has the following vowels. All vowels except can be long.

	Front	Central	Back rounded
High
Mid
Low

Orthography

Vowels and diphthongs

a –
e –
i –
o –
u –
ai –
au –
ei –

Consonants

b –
c –
d –
g –
h –
j –
k –
l –
m –
n –
ng –
ny –
p –
r –
s –
t –
w –
y –

Vocabulary

Vocabulary comparison between Bakumpai, Ngaju, Indonesian and English languages.