Kanasi language

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Kanasi
Sona
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Milne Bay Province
Native speakers
2,500 (2000) [1]
Trans–New Guinea
  • Dagan
    • Kanasi–Ginuman?
      • Kanasi
Language codes
ISO 639-3 soq
Glottolog kana1288

Kanasi (or Sona) is the easternmost Papuan language of New Guinea.

Contents

Phonology

Vowels

FrontCentralBack
Closeiu
Mideo
Openɑ <a>

Consonants

BilabialAlveolarVelarGlottal
Voiceless stopptkʔ (unwritten)
Voiced stopbdg
Nasalmn
Trillr
Fricatives(h)
Approximantwɰ <l>

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References

  1. Kanasi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg