Chuave language
Chuave | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cjv |
Glottolog | chua1250 |
Chuave is a Trans–New Guinea language of Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Chuave is spoken in Elimbari Rural LLG, Chuave District, and Lufa District, Eastern Highlands Province.
Phonology[edit]
Vowels[edit]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | ɑ |
Consonants[edit]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ||
Plosive | b | t d | k g | |
Fricative | f | s | ||
Tap | ɾ | |||
Approximant | w | j |
References[edit]
- ^ Chuave at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
External links[edit]
- Thurman, Robin (1992). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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