The Roglai language is a Chamic language of southern Vietnam, spoken by the Raglai people.
There are four Roglai dialects: Northern, Du Long, Southern, and Cac Gia.
Their autonym is , which means 'forest people'.
Phonology
Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalNasalPlosivevoicelessvoicedaspiratedbreathyimplosiveFricativeRhoticApproximant()()
Vowels FrontCentralBackClose Mid Open
Sounds /e, o/ may also have more open variants as [ɛ, ɔ]. Glide sounds [j, w] may also occur as a result of vowel off-glides.
Vocabulary Mainland Chamic, Aceh and Malay comparative table: Lexeme Proto-Chamic Western Cham Eastern Cham Roglai Aceh Malay one *sa sa satu seven *tujuh tujôh tujuh fire *ʔapuy apui api sky *laŋit Lingik /laŋĩ꞉ʔ/ langèt langit rice *bra꞉s /prah-l/ breueh beras iron *bisεy beusoe besi sugarcane *tabɔw-v teubèe tebu
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