Kanasi (or Sona) is the easternmost Papuan language of New Guinea.
Phonology
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | ɑ <a> |
Consonants
Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Voiceless stop | p | t | k | ʔ (unwritten) |
Voiced stop | b | d | g | |
Nasal | m | n | ||
Trill | r | |||
Fricative | s | (h) | ||
Approximant | w | ɰ <l> |
References
- ^ Kanasi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
External links
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