Sentani language

Sentani or Buyaka is a Papuan language of Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in about 30 scattered villages. Dialects are East, West, and Central (Ethnologue).

Sentani
Native toIndonesia
RegionLake Sentani, Papua
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1996)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3set
Glottolognucl1632

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
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]

Consonants

mn
pk
fh
wlj
r

Vowels

iu
eəo
æa

Citations

  1. Sentani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

References

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