Aekyom (Akium), also known as Awin (Aiwin), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
| Aekyom | |
|---|---|
| Awin | |
| Region | Kiunga District, Western (Fly) Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 20,000 (2000)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | awi |
| Glottolog | aeky1238 |
Phonology
editThe following table details the consonants of Aekyom.[2]
Consonants
editBilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Nasal m n ŋ Plosive voiceless p t k aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ voiced b d ɡ Fricative s h Approximant w ɺ j
Vowels
edit| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | æ | a |
References
edit- ^ Aekyom at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Edgar Suter & Timothy Usher, 2017, 'The Kamula–Elevala Language Family', Language & Linguistics in Melanesia, vol. 25.
