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Papuan language of Papua New Guinea
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Siane
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionChimbu Province, Eastern Highlands Province
Native speakers
(29,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3snp
Glottologsian1257

Siane (Siani) is a Papuan language spoken in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Siane Rural LLG and other neighbouring local-level government areas of Papua New Guinea.

Named dialects are Hakoa, Kolepa, Yamofowe, Komongu, Komoigaleka, Kemanimowe, Ona, Keto, Laiya, Fowe, Olumba, Lambau, Alango, Yandime, Wando. Komongu and Lambau are the literary standards.

Like many Papuan languages, Siane has a register tone system.[2]

Phonology

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Vowels

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Front Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open ɑ

Consonants

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Bilabial Alveolar Dorsal
Palatal Velar
Stop Voiceless p t k
Voiced prenasalized ᔐb ⁿd ᔑg
Fricative f s
Nasal m n
Tap ÉŸ
Semi-vowel w j

References

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  1. ^ Siane at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Lucht, Ramona (1978). "Siane tone orthography". SIL.