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| Finongan | |
|---|---|
| Finungwa | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | 1,140 (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fag |
| Glottolog | fino1238 |
Finongan is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.[2]
Names
[edit]The alternate names for Finongan are Finungwa and Finungwan.[3]
Phonology
[edit]The phonology of Finongan is as follows:[4]
| Labial | Coronal | Velar | Labiovelar | Uvular/Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m/ ⟨m⟩ | /n/ ⟨n⟩ | /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩ | |||
| Stops | Voiceless | /p/ ⟨p⟩ | /t/ ⟨t⟩ | /k/ ⟨k⟩ | /kʷ/ ⟨kw⟩ | |
| Voiced | /b/ ⟨b⟩ | /d/ ⟨d⟩ | /g/ ⟨g⟩ | /ʔ/ ⟨c⟩ | ||
| Fricative | /f/ ⟨f⟩ | /s/ ⟨s⟩ | /ʁ/ ⟨h⟩ | |||
| Tap/Flap | /ɾ/ ⟨l⟩ | |||||
| Approximant | /j/ ⟨y⟩ | /w/ ⟨w⟩ | ||||
- The voiceless labial, coronal, and non-labialized velar stops 'p', 't', and 'k' are all unreleased syllable-finally
| Front | Center | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | Short | /i/ ⟨i⟩ | /u/ ⟨u⟩ | |
| Long | /iː/ ⟨ii⟩ | /uː/ ⟨uu⟩ | ||
| Mid | Short | /ɛ/ ⟨e⟩ | /ɔ/ ⟨o⟩ | |
| Long | /ɛː/ ⟨ee⟩ | /ɔː/ ⟨oo⟩ | ||
| Open | Diphthong | ai ⟨ai⟩ | ||
| Short | /a/ ⟨a⟩ | |||
| Long | /aː/ ⟨aa⟩ | |||
- In multisyllabic words, 'i' is pronounced /ɪ/ preceding another 'i'
- Several diphthongs can occur over syllable breaks
References
[edit]- ^ Finongan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) 👁 Closed access icon
- ^ Rice, Chris and Amy Rice. 2002. Finongan organised phonology data. Manuscript. SIL.
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Finongan". glottolog.org. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ Rice, Chris and Amy Rice. 2002. Finongan organised phonology data. Manuscript. SIL.
