Sentani language
| Sentani | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 1996)[1] |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | set |
| Glottolog | nucl1632 |
Sentani or Buyaka is a Papuan language of Papua. It is spoken in about 30 scattered villages around Lake Sentani. Dialects are East, West, and Central (Ethnologue).
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n
|
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| Plosive | b | d
|
k | ||
| Fricative | f~ɸ | s | h | ||
| Approximant | w | l
|
j |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open(-mid) | ɛ | a |
Central Sentani
Central Sentani phonology from Foley (2018):Foley's (2018) classification is:[2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n |
|||
| Plosive | p | k | |||
| Fricative | f | h | |||
| Approximant | w | l |
j | ||
| Rhotic | r |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open | æ | a |
Citations
- ^ Sentani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
References
- Cowan, H. K. J. (1965). Grammar of the Sentani Language (PDF). ’s-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff.
External links
- Written materials for Sentani are available through Kaipuleohone