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Wejewa language

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Wejewa (Weyewa, Wewewa) is an Austronesian language spoken on Sumba, Indonesia.

Phonology

Consonants
	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p	t	(c)	k	ʔ
Prenasalized	ᵐb	ⁿd		ᵑg
Implosive	ɓ	ɗ	(ʄ)	ɠ
Fricative		s
Nasal	m	n		ŋ
Approximant	w	r, l	j

The phonemes /cʄ/ are very rare, occurring in four words in total.

Vowels
	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
Low		a