Naasioi language

Naasioi (also Nasioi, Kieta, Kieta Talk, Aunge) is an East Papuan language spoken in the central mountains and southeast coast of Kieta District, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea.

Naasioi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionKieta District, Bougainville Province
Native speakers
20,000 (2007)[1]
South Bougainville
  • Nasioiic
    • Nasioi
      • South–Central Nasioi
        • Central Nasioi
          • Naasioi
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3nas
Glottolognaas1242

Phonology

Vowels
Front Back
High i iː u uː
Mid e eː o oː
Low a aː

Consonants
Bilabial Coronal Velar Glottal
Stop voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d
Nasal m n (ŋ)

Nasals can be syllabic.

References
  1. Naasioi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • Hurd, Conrad; Hurd, Phyllis W. (1966). Nasioi language course. Port Moresby: Department of Information and Extension Services.
  • Hurd, Conrad; Hurd, Phyllis W. (1970). "Nasioi verbs". Oceanic Linguistics. Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 9, No. 1. 9 (1): 37–78. doi:10.2307/3622931. JSTOR 3622931.
  • Hurd, Conrad (1977). "Nasioi projectives". Oceanic Linguistics. Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 16, No. 2. 16 (2): 111–178. doi:10.2307/3622956. JSTOR 3622956.


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