Ngaju (also Ngaju Dayak or Dayak Ngaju) is an

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language spoken along the Kapuas, Kahayan, Katingan, and Mentaya Rivers in Central Kalimantan,

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. It is closely related to the Bakumpai language. 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