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Rawa language

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Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea
Rawa
Karo
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMorobe Province
Native speakers
(12,000 cited 1998)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 rwo
Glottolog rawa1267

Rawa (Erawa, Erewa, Raua) is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. The two dialects, Rawa and Karo, are on opposite sides of the Finisterre Range.

Names

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The alternate names for Rawa are Erawa, Erewa, Raua and Karo.[2]

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
aspirated ph th kh
prenasal mb nd ŋɡ
Fricative s h
Rhotic r
Approximant lateral l
central w j
  • Voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are heard as voiced stops [b, d, ɡ] in the Karo dialect.[3]

Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i u
High-mid e o
Low-mid ɔ
Low a

References

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  1. ^ Rawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Rawa". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025年02月12日.
  3. ^ Toland, Norma & Donald (1991). Reference grammar of the Karo/Rawa language. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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