Chuave language
Language
| Chuave | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cjv |
| Glottolog | chua1250 |
Chuave is a Trans–New Guinea language of Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Chuave is spoken in Elimbari Rural LLG, Chuave District, and Lufa District, Eastern Highlands Province.
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | ɑ |
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Plosive | b | t d | k g | |
| Fricative | f | s | ||
| Tap | ɾ | |||
| Approximant | w | j |
References
- ^ Chuave at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
External links
- Thurman, Robin (1992). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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