Nobonob language
Mabuso language spoken in Papua New Guinea
| Nobonob | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i ii | u uu | |
| Mid | e ee | o oo | |
| Open | a aa |
Consonants (orthographic)
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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