Raijua dialect

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The Raijua dialect is a regional variety of the Sawu language spoken on Raijua Island in eastern Indonesia, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.

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Raijua dialect canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
regional variety of the Sawu language
associatedWith Raijua Island community
classificationStatus regional dialect
country Indonesia
hasFeature distinct lexical features
distinct phonological features
hasLexicon lexicon distinct from other Sawu dialects
hasPhonology phonology distinct from other Sawu dialects
hasRelation closely related to other dialects of Sawu language
isVarietyOf Sawu language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara Province NERFINISHED
partOf Sawu language NERFINISHED
region Lesser Sunda Islands NERFINISHED
spokenIn Raijua Island NERFINISHED
eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
usedBy inhabitants of Raijua Island
writingSystem primarily oral tradition

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sawu language hasDialects Raijua dialect