Bonggi (Banggi) is an
Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Bonggi people of
Banggi Island
Banggi Island ( ms, Pulau Banggi) is located within the Kudat Division of Sabah in Malaysia. With an area of 440.7 square kilometres, it is the largest island in Malaysia followed by Bruit Island, Langkawi Island and Penang Island. It is locate ...
, off the northern tip of
Sabah
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,
Malaysia
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.
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.
References
Further reading
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Northeast Sabahan languages
Languages of Malaysia
Endangered Austronesian languages
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