Lembena language

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Lembena, also known as Lembena Pii, Nanimba Pii, Uyalipa Pii, or Wapi Pii, is an Engan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Lembena
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
1,800 (2000 census)[1]
Engan
  • North Engan
    • Lembena
Language codes
ISO 639-3leq
Glottologlemb1266

Phonology

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Lembena has five vowels: /a, e, i, o, u/.[2]

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ɲ
Stop voiceless p t k
voiced b d g
Fricative s
Lateral l ʎ
Semivowel j w

The sequence /di/ becomes a voiced prenasalized postalveolar affricate /ⁿd͡ʒ/ when followed by a vowel other than /i/.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Lembena at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Heineman (1998)

References

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  • Heineman, Paul (1998). A Grammar of Lembena (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2018-07-11 – via sil.org.