Riantana, or Kimaam, is a language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island in Papua province, Indonesia.
Riantana | |
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Kimaam | |
Ndom-bana | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Native speakers | (1,100 cited 1977)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ran |
Glottolog | rian1263 |
Phonology
editRiantana phonemic inventory:[2]
Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | ʈ | c | k | |
voiced | b | d̪ | d | ɟ | ɡ | ||
prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd̪ | ⁿd | ᶮɟ | ᵑɡ | ||
Fricative | β | ɣ | |||||
Trill | r | ||||||
Glide | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | ə | o | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
References
edit- ^ Riantana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.