Kasua language

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Kasua is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.

Kasua
RegionPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
(600 cited 1990)[1]
Trans–New Guinea
Language codes
ISO 639-3khs
Glottologkasu1251

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p t k
Fricative f s h
Approximant w j
Flap ɺ

Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i
Mid ɛ o
Open-mid æ ɔ
Open ɑ

Orthography

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Uppercase letters A A꞉ E F H I K M N O O꞉ P S T U W Y
Lowercase letters a a꞉ e f h i k l m n o o꞉ p s t u w y
IPA /ɑ/ /æ/ /ɛ/ /f/ /h/ /i/ /k/ /ɺ/ /m/ /n/ /o/ /ɔ/ /p/ /s/ /t/ /u/ /w/ /j/

References

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  1. ^ Kasua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Logan, Tommy (July 2003). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). SIL International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)