Tunjung language
language
Tunjung, or Tunjung Dayak, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. It is the only living member of Mahakam linguistic branch, following the extinction of very poorly attested Ampanang language.
Phonological shifts
Tunjung has distinct features among the greater Barito area languages, and has strengthened the glides *-y- > -j- as well as *-w- > -g-. Even though glide strengthening is common in Borneo, it is uncommon in the geographical area in which Tunjung is spoken and is probably not influenced by neighboring languages.
Tunjung has also devoiced *z to c and has split reflexes of *s, either as Ø or h. Among the Barito languages, only Tunjung reflects the schwa as a in the final syllable.
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