Talaud language
# Talaud language

Talaud is an Austronesian language spoken on the Talaud Islands north of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

## Phonology

### Consonants

| | | Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | | (c) | k | ʔ |
| Plosive | voiced | b | d | | | ɡ | |
| Plosive | affricate | | | | tʃ | | |
| Nasal | Nasal | m | n | | | ŋ | |
| Fricative | Fricative | β | s | ʐ | ʃ | ɣ | h |
| Rhotic | trill | | r | | | | |
| Rhotic | tap | | ɾ | | | | |
| Lateral | Lateral | | l | | | | |
| Approximant | Approximant | w | | | | | |

* /tʃ/ can be heard as a palatal stop [c], depending on the dialect.
* The velar fricative sound /ɣ/ may also be pronounced as voiceless [x].

### Vowels

| | Front | Central | Back |
| - | - | - | - |
| Close | i | | u |
| Mid | e | | o |
| Open | | a | |
