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Ambasi Language
Binandere is a Papuan languages, Papuan language spoken in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea. Phonology Binandere has 11 consonants: voiced and voiceless bilabials, alveolars, and velars; voiced labial and alveolar nasals; the flap /ɾ/; the voiced bilabial fricative /β/ and the palatal approximant /j/. Binandere also has the 5 common vowels /ɑ e i o u / and their five nasal counterparts. These vowels can be combined to form up to 11 possible diphthongs: * Oral: /iu/ /ei/ /eo/ /eu/ /ɑi/ /ɑe/ /ɑo/ /ɑu/ /oi/ /oe/ /ou/ * Nasal: /ẽĩ/ /ɑ̃ĩ/ /ɑ̃õ/ /õũ/ Evolution Below are some reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea proposed by Andrew Pawley, Pawley (2012): References External linksDoregari KotopuAnglican Holy Communion in Binandere, digitized by Richard Mammana and Charles WohlersBenunu tepo ae sakrament da kandoari ae ekalesia da jimbo nenei ainda book England da ekalesia da jimbo ango(1959) Book of Common Prayer digitized by Richard Mammana *King, Copland. 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |