Keapara | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Central Province |
Native speakers | 19,000 (2000) [1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | khz |
Glottolog | keap1239 |
Coordinates: 10°02′38″S147°47′10″E / 10.044°S 147.786°E |
Keapara is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to, but distinct from, its neighbour Hula.
It has been strongly influenced by Papuan languages.
The Keapara language includes several dialectal varieties: Aroma, Babaka, Kamali, Kalo, Keapara (Kerepunu), Kapari, Lalaura, Maopa, Wanigela (Waiori). [2]
The following is the phonology of the Kalo dialect of Keapara: [3]
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Uvular | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
plain | lab. | plain | lab. | |||
Plosive | p | t | k | kʷ | q | qʷ |
Nasal | m | n | ||||
Fricative | v | ɣ | ||||
Tap | ɾ | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Glide | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
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