Riantana language

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Riantana
Kimaam
Ndom-bana
Native to Indonesia
Ethnicity Kimaam
Native speakers
(1,100 cited 1977) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ran
Glottolog rian1263

Riantana, or Kimaam, is a language spoken by the Kimaam people on Yos Sudarso Island in South Papua, Indonesia.

Phonology

Riantana phonemic inventory: [2]

Consonants
Bilabial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t ʈ c k
voiced b d̪ d ɟ ɡ
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd̪ ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑɡ
Fricative β ɣ
Trill r
Glide w j
Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid ə o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

References

  1. ↑ Riantana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN   978-3-11-028642-7.


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