Ramoaaina language

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Ramoaaina (Ramuaina) is an Oceanic language spoken on the Duke of York Islands off eastern New Ireland.

Ramoaaina
Duke of York
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionDuke of York Islands (East New Britain Province)
Native speakers
10,300 (2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3rai
Glottologramo1244

Phonology

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Phoneme inventory of the Ramoaaina language:[2]

Consonant sounds
Labial Alveolar Velar
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d g
Fricative (s)
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Semivowel w

/s/ is used, but mainly in loanwords.

Vowel sounds
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e ɘ o
Low a

References

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  1. ^ Ramoaaina at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Davies, Robyn; Fritzell, Lisbeth (1992). Duke of York grammar essentials (Ramoaaine). Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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