Orokaiva language

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Orokaiva
Orokaivic
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Oro Province
Ethnicity Orokaiva
Native speakers
47,000 (2000 census – 2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
okv  – Orokaiva
hkk  – Hunjara
aez  – Aeka
Glottolog orok1268
IETF okv [2]

Orokaiva is a Papuan language spoken in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea.

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Varieties

Orokaiva is spoken in 200 villages around Popondetta in Oro Province.

Hunjara is spoken in Kokoda Rural LLG of Oro Province.

Aeka is spoken in Tamata Rural LLG of Oro Province. [1]

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate d͡z
Fricative s h

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

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References

  1. 1 2 Orokaiva at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Hunjara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Aeka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Orokaiva". IANA language subtag registry. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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