- Naasioi language
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Naasioi Spoken in Papua New Guinea Region Kieta District, Bougainville Province Native speakers 20,000 (2007) Language family South Bougainville- Nasioi
- Naasioi
Writing system Latin Language codes ISO 639-3 nas This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. 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.
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Phonology
Vowels
Front Back High i iː u uː Mid e eː o oː Low a aː Consonants
Bilabial Coronal Velar Glottal Stop voiceless p t k ʔ voiced b d Nasal m n ŋ Nasals can be syllabic.
References
- 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 (Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 9, No. 1) 9 (1): 37–78. doi:10.2307/3622931. JSTOR 3622931.
- Hurd, Conrad (1977). "Nasioi projectives". Oceanic Linguistics (Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 16, No. 2) 16 (2): 111–178. doi:10.2307/3622956. JSTOR 3622956.
External links
Categories:- East Papuan languages
- Languages of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
- Papuan language stubs
- Nasioi
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