Iha language
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This article is about a Papuan language. For the Austronesian language spoken in the Moluccas, see Saparua language.
Iha | |
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Kapaur | |
Native to | Papua |
Region | Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | (5,500 cited 1987)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ihp |
Glottolog | ihaa1241 |
Pidgin Iha | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | None |
Iha-based pidgin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ihb |
Glottolog | ihab1241 |
Iha (Kapaur) is a Papuan language spoken on the tip of the Bomberai Peninsula. It is the basis of a pidgin used as the local trade language.[2]
Phonology
Consonants: /p/, /b/, /m/, /w/, /t/, /d/, /n/, /s/, /r/, /l/, /j/, /k/, /ɡ/, /ŋ/, /h/
Vowels: /i/, /u/, /ɛ/, /ɔ/, /a/
- /i a/ can also have allophones [ɪ ə].[3]
Pronouns
Flassy and Animung (1992) list the following pronouns for Iha.[3]
SG | PL | |
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1 | on | in (inc.) mbi (exc.) |
2 | ko | ki |
3 | mi | wat/mi |
References
- ^ Iha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Iha-Based Pidgin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Flassy, Don A.L. and Lisidius Animung. 1992. Struktur Bahasa Iha. Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.
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