Kasua language

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Kasua
Region Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(600 cited 1990) [1]
Trans–New Guinea
Language codes
ISO 639-3 khs
Glottolog kasu1251

Kasua is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal mn
Plosive ptk
Fricative fsh
Approximant wj
Flap ɺ

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i
Mid ɛo
Open-mid æɔ
Open ɑ

Orthography

[2]
Uppercase lettersAA꞉EFHIKMNOO꞉PSTUWY
Lowercase lettersaa꞉efhiklmnoo꞉pstuwy
IPA /ɑ//æ//ɛ//f//h//i//k//ɺ//m//n//o//ɔ//p//s//t//u//w//j/

References

  1. Kasua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Logan, Tommy (July 2003). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). SIL International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)