Lably
Skip to content

Sigulai language

  • 1 min read
  • 1 chapter

Explore on Lably

ToursExplore Lably’s 3D tours

Sikule is spoken in Salang, Alafan and Simeulue Barat district, on the northern of Simeulue island. It is apparently related to the Nias language. Ethnologue lists Lekon and Tapah as dialects.

Simeulue is spoken in the rest of Simeulue outside of Alafan, while Jamu (also called Kamano), related to Minangkabau, is spoken in the capital city of Sinabang.

Phonology

The vowel and consonant phonemes of Sikule are shown in the tables below.

More in Countries and other regions

NetherlandsCountry in Northwestern Europe and the CaribbeanCaliforniaU.S. stateEnglandCountry within the United KingdomNew ZealandIsland country in the Pacific OceanSwitzerlandCountry in Central EuropeSwedenCountry in Northern Europe