The Sigulai language (also called Sibigo , Sikule , Ageumeui , or Wali Banuah ) is an Austronesian language spoken on Simeulue island off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia . It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages. Sikule is one of Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages , which are a sub-group of Western Malayo-Polynesian .
1-536: 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 . The vowel and consonant phonemes of Sikule are shown in
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