Lemerig
| Lemerig | |
|---|---|
| Pak, Päk, Sasar | |
| Pronunciation | [lɪmɪˈriɣ] |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Vanua Lava |
Native speakers | 2 (2010)[1] |
| Dialects | Alo-Teqel, Pak, Sasar |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lrz |
| Glottolog | leme1238 |
| ELP | Lemerig |
 Lemerig is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Lemerig is the least spoken language in the world. Only two remaining humans speak Lemerig.[2]
Phonology
[change | change source]Lemerig has 11 phonemic vowels. These are all short monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ æ a œ ø ɒ̝ ɔ ʊ u/.[3][4]
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| plain | round | ||
| Close | i ⟨i⟩ | u ⟨u⟩ | |
| Near-close | ɪ ⟨ē⟩ | ø ⟨ö⟩ | ʊ ⟨ō⟩ |
| Open-mid | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | œ ⟨ë⟩ | ɔ ⟨o⟩ |
| Near-open | æ ⟨ä⟩ | ɒ̝ ⟨ā⟩ | |
| Open | a ⟨a⟩ | ||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ François 2012, p. 87.
- ↑ François, Alexandre. "A linguist in Melanesia". alex.francois.free.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ↑ François 2011, p. 194.
- ↑ See François 2021[broken anchor].