Major General James G. Blunt

Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate 		voiceless p t k
voiced b d dʒ ɡ
Fricative s h
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Approximant w j

/b, d/ can also have implosive allophones [ɓ, ɗ].

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

Sounds /i, u, ɛ, ɔ, a/ can have allophones [ɪ, ʊ, e, o, ɑ].[2]

References

  1. ^ Simalungun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Bahren Umar, Siregar & Perlindungan; Husni, Chairul (2001). Fonologi Bahasa Simalungun. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batak_Simalungun_language