Nankina language
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| Nankina | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 3,500 (2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nnk |
| Glottolog | nank1250 |
Nankina is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.
Phonology[edit]
Consonant[edit]
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |
| Fricative | voiceless | s | ||
| voiced | z | |||
| Approximant | j | |||
Vowel[edit]
| Front | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | unrounded | rounded | |
| Close | i | y | u | |
| Close-mid | e | o | ||
| Open-mid | ʌ | |||
| Open | a | |||
Orthography[edit]
| a | ʌ | b | d | e | g | i | j | k | m | n | ŋ | o | p | s | t | u | z | y |
References[edit]
- ^ Nankina at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Organised Phonology Data, Nankina Language [NNK], Teptep – Madang Province, 2011
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