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. It is closely related to the

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. There are three dialects—Pulopetak, Ba'amang, and Mantangai.

Phonology

Consonants

Ngaju has the following consonants.

Vowels

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

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.

Notes

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ngaju Language West Barito languages Languages of Indonesia