Nankina language

Nankina is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.

Nankina
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang Province
Native speakers	3,500 (2000 census)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Yupna Nankina
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nnk
Glottolog	nank1250

Phonology

Consonant

Nankina consonant

		Labial	Coronal	Dorsal
Nasal		m	n	ŋ
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	k
	voiced	b	d	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless		s
	voiced		z
Approximant				j

Vowel

Nankina vowel

	Front		Back
	unrounded	rounded	unrounded	rounded
Close	i	y		u
Close-mid	e			o
Open-mid			ʌ
Open	a

Orthography

Nankina alphabet

a

ʌ

b

d

e

g

i

j

k

m

n

ŋ

o

p

s

t

u

z

y