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Sentani
Native to Papua, Indonesia
Region Lake Sentani, Papua
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1996) [1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 set
Glottolog nucl1632

Sentani or Buyaka is a Papuan language of Papua. It is spoken in about 30 scattered villages around Lake Sentani. Dialects are East, West, and Central (Ethnologue).

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive b d k
Fricative f~ ɸ s h
Approximant w l j

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ə o
Open( -mid) ɛ a

Central Sentani

Central Sentani phonology from Foley (2018): Foley's (2018) classification is: [2]

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p k
Fricative f h
Approximant w l j
Rhotic r
Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ə o
Open æ a

Citations

  1. ^ Sentani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest 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. 433–568. ISBN  978-3-11-028642-7.

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