Gwahatike (also called Dahating or Gwatike) is a language generally classified in the Warup branch of the Finisterre family of Finisterre–Huon languages.[1] As of 2003, it was spoken by 1570 people in Papua New Guinea.[1] It is spoken in several villages located south of Saidor.[2]
| Gwahatike | |
|---|---|
| Dahating | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 1,600 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dah |
| Glottolog | gwah1244 |
Phonology
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g |
| Fricative | f | s | h |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ |
| Approximant | r, l |
- A glottal plosive [ʔ] appears word-finally if the word ends with a short vowel.
- /s/ and /n/ are palatalized [sʲ nʲ] before /i(ː)/.
- /r/ is unvoiced [r̥] preceding /h/ or word-finally.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː | |
| Mid | e eː | o oː | |
| Low | a aː |
References
edit- ^ a b c Gwahatike at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "The Dahating Language". Pacific Linguistics (23). Australian National University: 53. 1970.
- ^ a b Price, Dorothy (1989). Gwahatike Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.
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