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Nankina
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Madang Province
Native speakers
3,500 (2000 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nnk
Glottolog nank1250

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

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 [2]
a ʌ b d e g i j k m n ŋ o p s t u z y

References

  1. ^ Nankina at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Organised Phonology Data, Nankina Language [NNK], Teptep – Madang Province, 2011