Chuave language

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Chuave
Native to
Trans–New Guinea
  • Chimbu
    • Chuave
Language codes
ISO 639-3cjv
Glottologchua1250

Chuave is a

Trans–New Guinea language of Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
.

Chuave is spoken in Elimbari Rural LLG, Chuave District, and Lufa District, Eastern Highlands Province.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open ɑ

Consonants

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m
n
Plosive b
d
k g
Fricative f s
Tap
ɾ
Approximant
w j

References

  1. ^ Chuave at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

External links

  • Thurman, Robin (1992). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)