Alune is an
Austronesian language of west
Seram
Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent i ...
in the
Maluku archipelago of
Indonesia
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.
Phonology
* can be heard as a trill in word-initial and intervocalic positions, and may also fluctuate to an affricate sound.
* can be heard as a velar nasal when preceding velar stops.
References
Seram Island
Central Maluku languages
Languages of Indonesia
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