Kaian | |
---|---|
Kayan | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province |
Native speakers | 740 (2013) [1] |
Ramu
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
kct |
Glottolog |
kaia1245 |
ELP | Kaian |
Coordinates: 4°03′16″S 144°44′12″E / 4.054465°S 144.736539°E |
Kaian (Kayan) is a Ramu language of Kaian village ( 4°03′16″S 144°44′12″E / 4.054465°S 144.736539°E) in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p b | t d | dʒ | k g | ʔ |
Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿdʒ | ᵑg | |
Fricative | s | ||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Approximant | w | r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ai/, /au/, /ae/, /ao/, /ea/, /ia/, /iu/, /oa/, /oi/, /ou/, /ua/.
Stress is always found on the antepenultimate syllable. On shorter words, stress falls on the initial syllable. [3]
Kaian | |
---|---|
Kayan | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province |
Native speakers | 740 (2013) [1] |
Ramu
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
kct |
Glottolog |
kaia1245 |
ELP | Kaian |
Coordinates: 4°03′16″S 144°44′12″E / 4.054465°S 144.736539°E |
Kaian (Kayan) is a Ramu language of Kaian village ( 4°03′16″S 144°44′12″E / 4.054465°S 144.736539°E) in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p b | t d | dʒ | k g | ʔ |
Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿdʒ | ᵑg | |
Fricative | s | ||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Approximant | w | r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ai/, /au/, /ae/, /ao/, /ea/, /ia/, /iu/, /oa/, /oi/, /ou/, /ua/.
Stress is always found on the antepenultimate syllable. On shorter words, stress falls on the initial syllable. [3]