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
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

  1. ^ 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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naasioi_language
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