Toaripi language
| Toaripi | |
|---|---|
| East Elema | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Gulf Province |
Native speakers | (23,000 cited 1977)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tqo |
| Glottolog | toar1246 |
Toaripi, or East Elema, is a
Trans–New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea
.
Phonology
Consonants[2][3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n
|
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Plosive
|
p | t
|
k | ||
Fricative
|
voiceless | f | s | h | |
| voiced | v | ||||
| Rhotic | r
|
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| Lateral | l
|
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Vowels[2]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
High
|
i | u | |
High-mid
|
e | o | |
Low-mid
|
ɔ | ||
Low
|
a |
External links
- Paradisec has a number of collections with Toaripi language materials.
References
- ^ Toaripi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Brown, Herbert A. (1973). The Eleman Language Family. In Karl J. Franklin (ed.), The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Areas, Papua New Guinea: Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 281–376.
- ^ "Toaripi Language [TPI] Gulf Province". Organized Phonology Data. SIL.