Haroi language
| Haroi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vietnam |
| Ethnicity | Cham Haroi |
Native speakers | 35,000 (2007)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hro |
| Glottolog | haro1237 |
Haroi (Hroi) is a Chamic language of the Austronesian family spoken in central Vietnam. It was reported in the 1970s to have approximately 10,000–15,000 speakers in western Phú Yên, Bình Định, and Phú Bổn provinces. Its exact position within the Chamic subgroup has been debated: Goschnick (1977) considered it difficult to classify, noting similarities with both Northern and Southern Chamic languages.[2]
Phonology
[edit]Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i iː | ɨ ɨː | u uː |
| Near-close | ɪ ɪː | ʊ ʊː | |
| Close-mid | e eː | ə əː | o oː |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ ɔː | |
| Open | a aː |
Short vowels are written using their IPA symbols, while long vowels are represented by the corresponding short vowel symbol with an added grave accent (e.g. /iː/ is written as ⟨ì⟩).[4]
Diphthongs include /iə, iːə, eə, eːə, ɨə, ɨːə, uə, uːə, oə, oːə/.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Haroi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Goschnick, Hella (1977). "Haroi Clauses". In Thomas, David; Lee, Ernest; Nguyen, D. L. (eds.). Papers in Southeast Asian Linguistics No. 4: Chamic Studies. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. A-48. Australian National University. pp. 105–124. doi:10.15144/PL-A48.105.
- ↑ Mundhenk, Alice Tegenfeldt; Goschnick, Hella (1977). "Haroi phonemes". In Thomas, David; Lee, Ernest W.; Nguyễn, Đăng Liêm (eds.). Papers in Southeast Asian Linguistics No. 4: Chamic Studies (PDF). Pacific Linguistics, Series A. Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. pp. 1–15.
- 1 2 Mundhenk & Goschnick 1977, p. 3.