Kasua language
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Language
Kasua is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
| Kasua | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (600 cited 1990)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | khs |
| Glottolog | kasu1251 |
Phonology
[edit ]Consonants
[edit ]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Plosive | p | t | k | |
| Fricative | f | s | h | |
| Approximant | w | j | ||
| Flap | ɺ |
Vowels
[edit ]| Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | |
| Mid | ɛ | o |
| Open-mid | æ | ɔ |
| Open | ɑ |
Orthography
[edit ]| Uppercase letters | A | A꞉ | E | F | H | I | K | M | N | O | O꞉ | P | S | T | U | W | Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowercase letters | a | a꞉ | e | f | h | i | k | l | m | n | o | o꞉ | p | s | t | u | w | y |
| IPA | /ɑ/ | /æ/ | /ɛ/ | /f/ | /h/ | /i/ | /k/ | /ɺ/ | /m/ | /n/ | /o/ | /ɔ/ | /p/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /w/ | /j/ |
References
[edit ]- ^ Kasua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Logan, Tommy (July 2003). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). SIL International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018年07月09日. Retrieved 2018年07月09日.
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