Lemerig
language
Lemerig is the least spoken language in the world. Only two remaining humans speak Lemerig.[2]
Lemerig | |
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Pak, Päk, Sasar | |
Pronunciation | [lɪmɪˈriɣ] |
Native to | Vanuatu |
Region | Vanua Lava |
Native speakers | 2 (2010)[1] |
Dialects | Alo-Teqel, Pak, Sasar |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lrz |
Glottolog | leme1238 |
ELP | Lemerig |
Lemerig is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Phonology
changeLemerig has 11 phonemic vowels. These are all short monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ æ a œ ø ɒ̝ ɔ ʊ u/.[3][4]
Front | Back | ||
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plain | round | ||
Close | i ⟨i⟩ | u ⟨u⟩ | |
Near-close | ɪ ⟨ē⟩ | ø ⟨ö⟩ | ʊ ⟨ō⟩ |
Open-mid | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | œ ⟨ë⟩ | ɔ ⟨o⟩ |
Near-open | æ ⟨ä⟩ | ɒ̝ ⟨ā⟩ | |
Open | a ⟨a⟩ |
References
change- ↑ François 2012, p. 87.
- ↑ François, Alexandre. "A linguist in Melanesia". alex.francois.free.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ↑ François 2011, p. 194.
- ↑ See François 2021[broken anchor].