Naasioi language
Language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Naasioi | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Kieta District, Bougainville Province |
Native speakers | 20,000 (2007)[1] |
Language family | South Bougainville
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Writing system | Latin |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nas |
Glottolog | naas1242 |
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Naasioi (also Nasioi, Kieta, Kieta Talk, Aunge) is an East Papuan language spoken in the central mountains and southeast coast of Kieta District, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Vowels
Front | Back | |
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High | i iː | u uː |
Mid | e eː | o oː |
Low | a aː |
Consonants
Bilabial | Coronal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Stop | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
voiced | b | d | |||
Nasal | m | n | (ŋ) |
Nasals can be syllabic.
References
- ^ Naasioi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Hurd, Conrad; Hurd, Phyllis W. (1966). Nasioi language course. Port Moresby: Department of Information and Extension Services.
- Hurd, Conrad; Hurd, Phyllis W. (1970). "Nasioi verbs". Oceanic Linguistics. 9 (1). Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 9, No. 1: 37–78. doi:10.2307/3622931. JSTOR 3622931.
- Hurd, Conrad (1977). "Nasioi projectives". Oceanic Linguistics. 16 (2). Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 16, No. 2: 111–178. doi:10.2307/3622956. JSTOR 3622956.
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