Nyindrou language
The Nyindrou language is a West Manus language spoken by approximately 4200 people in the westernmost part of Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea.[2] It has SVO word order.[2]
| Nyindrou | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | westernmost Manus Island, Manus Province |
Native speakers | 4,200 (1998)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lid |
| Glottolog | nyin1250 |
Phonology
Phoneme inventory of the Nyindrou language:[3]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | lab. | plain | lab. | |||||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | pʷ | t | k | ʔ | ||
| voiced | b | bʷ | d | g | ɡʷ | |||
| Nasal | m | mʷ | n | ɲ | ||||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||||
| Affricate | ⁿdɾ | dʑ | ||||||
| Rhotic | ɾ | |||||||
| Lateral | l | |||||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||||
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Low | ɑ |
References
- Nyindrou at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Ethnologue report for Nyindrou
- Martin, Bill. 1993. Nyindrou-English practical phonology.
External links
- Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust collections include written and audio recording materials of Nyindrou
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