The Tanglapui languages are a pair of closely related Papuan languages, Sawila and Kula, spoken on the island of Alor, which lies north of Timor in south east Indonesia. They have only marginal mutual intelligibility, and are ethnically distinct; nonetheless, the name 'Tanglapui' is used for either language.
Sawila Phonology Consonants +Sawila consonant phonemes Labial Alveodental Palatal Velar Glottal Nasal Plosive voiceless voiced Fricative Approximant Lateral Trill Vowels +Sawila vowel phonemes Front Central Back unrounded rounded short long short long short long short long Close Mid Open
Kula Phonology
Consonants + Consonant phonemes Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Nasal Plosive () () Affricate () Fricative () Liquid () Semivowel
Vowels Front Central Back High Mid Low
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