Nobonob language
Mabuso language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Nobonob | |
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Garuh | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2005 census)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gaw |
Glottolog | nobo1238 |
Nobonob (Nobanob, Nobnob), also known as Butelkud-Guntabak or Garuh (cf. closely related Garus), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. The language is expanding slightly. Ari (Ati, A’i) is a dialect.
Phonology
Vowels (orthographic)
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i ii | u uu | |
Mid | e ee | o oo | |
Open | a aa |
Consonants (orthographic)
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Voiceless stop | p p̱ | t ṯ | k ḵ | ||
Voiced stop/implosive | b q | d ḏ | g g̱ | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Fricative | (s) | h | |||
Approximant | w | l | y |
External links
- Materials on Nobonob are included in the open access collections AC1 and CVL1 held by Paradisec.
References
- ^ Nobonob at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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