Foia Foia language

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Foia Foia
Minanibai
Native toPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
180 (2000 census)[1]
300 Minanibai reported 1980[1]
Trans–New Guinea
Dialects
  • Mahigi
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ffi – Foia Foia
mcv – Minanibai
Glottologmina1274  Minanibai
mahi1249  Mahigi

Foia Foia (Foyafoya), or Minanibai,[2] is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, spoken in an area near Omati River mouth in Ikobi Kairi and Goaribari Census districts (Gulf Province).

Phonology

Foia Foia vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open ä <ā> ɑ <a>

Foia Foia consonants

Labial Labiodental Alveolar Velar Glottal
Voiceless stop p t k ʔ <ʼ>
Voiced stop b d g
Voiceless fricative ɸ <f> f s h
Approximant w l

References

  1. ^ a b Foia Foia at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
    Minanibai at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices


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