Nobonob language
Appearance
(Redirected from Nupanob language)
Nobonob | |
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Garuh | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2005 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gaw |
Glottolog | nobo1238 |
Nobonob (Nobanob, Nobnob), also known as Butelkud-Guntabak or Garuh (cf. closely related Garus), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. The language is expanding slightly. Ari (Ati, A’i) is a dialect.
Phonology
[edit]Vowels (orthographic)
[edit]Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i ii | u uu | |
Mid | e ee | o oo | |
Open | a aa |
Consonants (orthographic)
[edit]Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Voiceless stop | p p̱ | t ṯ | k ḵ | ||
Voiced stop/implosive | b q | d ḏ | g g̱ | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Fricative | (s) | h | |||
Approximant | w | l | y |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nobonob at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)