Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Syllable codas

While there is no restriction on the consonants occurring in the onsets, not all the consonants can occur as a coda in Bazaar Malay. No voiced stops or palatals occur in this position. Consonants occurring as a coda in Bazaar Malay are:

1) The voiceless stops, /p/, /t/ and /k/
2) The fricative /s/
3) All the nasals /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, except for the palatal nasal
4) The liquids /l/ and /r/

As in Malay, voiceless stops occurring as coda are unaspirated and unreleased in Bazaar Malay. Words ending in , in ordinary orthography, are replaced by a glottalstop /ʔ/ in terms of oral articulation.

Values

Only simple codas

Example 67-234:
sədəp; dapat/lapat; baŋaʔ
sədəp;
tasty
dapat/lapat;
get
baŋaʔ
many/much
tasty; get; many/much

Source: of Statistics 2000: 57

Example 67-235:
bagus; suda; kəʧil/kəʧiʔ
bagus;
good
suda;
already
kəʧil/kəʧiʔ
small
good; already; small

Source: Aye 2005: 57

Confidence:
Very certain