Ot Danum language


Ot Danum is a Barito language of the central Borneo, Indonesia, spoken by the Ot Danum people. Dialects include Cihie and Dohoi.

Phonology

Consonants

  • /ɕ/ may also be heard as in free variation. In word-final position, it can be approximantized as .
  • /ɾ/ can be heard as in word-final position.
  • Prenasalization is said to also occur among voiced stops /b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ/ in word-initial and intervocalic positions as .
  • Stop sounds /p, t, k/ in word-final position are heard as unreleased .
  • /h/ is heard as labialized when occurring anywhere within the position of /u/, and heard as a fronted velar when occurring in the position of /i/.

Consonant fronting

Consonant fronting as well as laminalizing occurs among the following consonants when anywhere within the position of /i/. The allophones are heard as following:
PhonemeAllophone
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Vowels

  • /a/ can also be heard as in free variation.
  • /i, u/ are heard as when preceding a vowel.