Tainae | |
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Ivori | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Gulf Province |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1991) [1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
ago |
Glottolog |
tain1253 |
Tainae is an Angan language of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Famba ( 7°30′23″S 145°48′41″E / 7.506365°S 145.811363°E, Paiguna, and Pio ( 7°30′15″S 145°47′45″E / 7.504143°S 145.795808°E) of Kotidanga Rural LLG are the main villages. [1] [2]
A grammatical sketch of Tainae was written by Carlson (1991). [3]
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
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Plosive | p | t d | k | ʔ |
Fricative | f | s | h | |
Nasal | m | n |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | ɨ | u |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ai/, /ae/, /ao/, /au/, /oi/.
Stress is usually penultimate, unless that syllable contains /ɨ/, in which case stress moves leftwards to the first syllable that does not contain /ɨ/. [4]