Gadsup language
| Gadsup | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
| Ethnicity | Gadsup |
Native speakers | (25,000 cited 1996 – 2000 census)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gaj – inclusive codeIndividual code: ont – Ontenu village |
| Glottolog | gads1258 |
Gadsup is a
Kainantu language spoken by the people of the same name in Papua New Guinea
.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | ɸ, β | s, ɾ | x | |
| Group 2 | m | n | j | ʔ |
- /ɸ, β, s, ɾ, x/ become plosives [p, b, t, d, k] when preceded by /N, ʔ/, but initially and medially they are [/ɸ, β, s, ɾ, x, ɾ].[3]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | p | t, d | k | |
| Group 2 | m, β | n | j | ʔ |
The phonology of Akuna Gadsup is similar to Ontena Gadsup, except voiceless plosives don't lenite initially, but they do medially.[3]
Vowels
| [4] | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
High
|
i | u | |
| Mid | e | ɐ | o |
Low
|
a |
/ɐ/ can also be heard as [ʌ̈].[5]
References
- ^ Gadsup at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Ontenu village at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ^ .
- ^ a b "Organised Phonology Data: Gadsup (Ontena dialect) Language [GAJ], Eastern Highlands Province" (PDF). www.sil.org. 2004-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-08.
- ISBN 0-85883-012-4.
External links
- Paradisec open access vocabulary and phrases in Gadsup
- Paradisec open access audio recordings in Gadsup