Siane (Siani) is a

Papuan language The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands in Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. It is a strictly geographical grouping, and does not imply a ...

spoken in the eastern highlands of

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. It is spoken in Siane Rural LLG and other neighboring local-level government areas of Papua New Guinea. Named dialects are ''Hakoa, Kolepa, Yamofowe, Komongu, Komoigaleka, Kemanimowe, Ona, Keto, Laiya, Fowe, Olumba, Lambau, Alango, Yandime, Wando.'' Komongu and Lambau are the literary standards. Like many Papuan languages Siane has a register tone system.

Phonology

Vowels

Consonnes

References

Kainantu–Goroka languages Tonal languages Languages of Eastern Highlands Province Languages of Simbu Province {{Papuan-lang-stub