title: Manusela language
text: # Manusela language
  
  Manusela is an Austronesian language spoken in Seram, Indonesia. It is classified by Collins (1983) as a member of the Central Maluku subgroup.
  
  ## Phonology
  
  | | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nasal | m | n | (ɲ) | (ŋ) | |
  | Plosive | p | t | | k | |
  | Fricative | f | s | | | h |
  | Rhotic | | r | | | |
  | Lateral | | l | | | |
  | Semivowel | w | | j | | |
  
  [ŋ ɲ] as well as voiced stops [b d ɡ] appear in loanwords from other languages.
  
  | | Front | Back |
  | - | - | - |
  | Close | i | u |
  | Mid | e | o |
  | Open | a | a |
  