Natuna Malay (''Base Melayu Natuna'') is a variety of

Malay language Malay (; ms, Bahasa Melayu, links=no, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Rejang script, Rencong: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spo ...

spoken by the people of

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and its surroundings. Natuna Malay has similarities with

Terengganu Malay Terengganu Malay ( ms, Bahasa Melayu Terengganu; Terengganu Malay: ) is a Malayic language spoken in the Malaysian state of Terengganu all the way southward to coastal Pahang and northeast Johor. It is the native language of Terengganu Malays an ...

, because the first ruler of Natuna, Datuk Kaya is said to be a descendant of the

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which previously controlled the northern

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(

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

and

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Phonemes

In Natuna Malay there are several sound changes

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, including the phonemes

vowels A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant. Vowels vary in quality, in loudness and also in quantity (leng ...

/a/, /i/, /u/, /e/, /ǝ/, and /o/. Phonemes sound change

consonants In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are and pronounced with the lips; and pronounced with the front of the tongue; and pronounced wit ...

/r/, /p/, /l/, /t/, /k/, /f/, /v/ and /c/. Changes in the sound of the vowel phoneme /a/ with the diphthong phonemes /ᴐw/. consonant phonemes reduction /h/, /k/, /y/, /n/, /r/, /s/ and vowels phonemes reduction /o/.

Dialects

Natuna Malay is divided into several dialects, including; *Arung Ayam *Ceruk *Kampung Hilir *Midai *Pulau Laut *Ranai *Pulau Tiga *Sedanau *Serasan *Subi Besar *Subi Kecil

References

Austronesian languages Malay language Languages of Indonesia Natuna Regency {{Austronesian-lang-stub