Yawa language
Papuan language spoken in Indonesia
Yawa | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Cenderawasih Bay |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2011)[1] |
Language family | West Papuan ?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yva |
Glottolog | nucl1454 |
Yawa (Yava) is the Papuan language of central Yapen Island in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia. Alternative names are Iau (not the same as Iau language), Mantembu, Mora (not Mora language), Turu, and Yapanani.
Phonology
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | a |
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |
Plosive | p | t | k | |
b | d | ɟ | ||
Fricative | s | ʃ | ||
Trill | r | |||
Approximant | w | j |
References
- ^ Yawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest 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. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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Papuan language families
(Palmer 2018 classification)
(Palmer 2018 classification)
subgroups
Central Papua, Indonesia | |
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Southeast Papua, Indonesia | |
Southwest Papua New Guinea | |
Central Papua New Guinea | |
Papuan Peninsula |
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
Torricelli subgroups | |
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Sepik subgroups | |
Ramu subgroups |
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families and isolates
families and isolates
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- West Papuan
- Northwest Papuan
- South Pauwasi
- East Papuan
- Southeast Papuan
- Papuan Gulf
- Binanderean–Goilalan
- Arai–Samaia
- Asmat–Mombum
- Trans-Fly–Bulaka River
- Trans-Fly
- Dani–Kwerba
- East Bird's Head – Sentani
- Kwomtari–Fas
- Left May – Kwomtari
- Tor–Kwerba–Nimboran
- West Trans–New Guinea
- West Papuan Highlands
- Central and South New Guinea
- Central West New Guinea
- East New Guinea Highlands
- Yele – West New Britain
- Sepik–Ramu
- Indo-Pacific
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