Kanasi | |
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Sona | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Milne Bay Province |
Native speakers | 2,500 (2000) [1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | soq |
Glottolog | kana1288 |
Kanasi (or Sona) is the easternmost Papuan language of New Guinea.
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | ɑ <a> |
Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
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Voiceless stop | p | t | k | ʔ (unwritten) |
Voiced stop | b | d | g | |
Nasal | m | n | ||
Trill | r | |||
Fricative | s | (h) | ||
Approximant | w | ɰ <l> |
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