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Rengao language

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Rengao
Ro-Ngao
Native toVietnam
Native speakers
18,000 (2007)[1]
Austroasiatic
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3ren
Glottologreng1252

Rengao is a North Bahnaric language. It is spoken in parts of south and central Vietnam.

Phonology

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Consonant phonemes of Rengao
Bilabial Dental Alveolar Palato-alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɳ ŋ
Plosive voiceless p ʈ k
voiced b ɖ ɡ
Affricate voiceless t͡s t͡ʃ
voiced d͡z d͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless s ʃ ʂ x h
voiced z ʒ ʐ ɣ
Rhotic r ɽ
Approximant l j w
Vowel phonemes of Rengao
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ə o
Open a ɑ

References

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  1. ^ Rengao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)