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Keapara
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Central Province
Native speakers
19,000 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 khz
Glottolog keap1239
Coordinates: 10°02′38″S 147°47′10″E / 10.044°S 147.786°E / -10.044; 147.786

Keapara is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to, but distinct from, its neighbour Hula.

It has been strongly influenced by Papuan languages.

Dialects

The Keapara language includes several dialectal varieties: Aroma, Babaka, Kamali, Kalo, Keapara (Kerepunu), Kapari, Lalaura, Maopa, Wanigela (Waiori). [2]

Phonology

The following is the phonology of the Kalo dialect of Keapara: [3]

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Velar Uvular
plain lab. plain lab.
Plosive p t k q
Nasal m n
Fricative v ɣ
Tap ɾ
Lateral l
Glide w

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References

  1. ^ Keapara at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Keapara". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. ^ Laeka, Ali (1989). Cut-hit-break in Kalo. SIL. p. 21.

Bibliography

  • Dutton, T. "Lau'una: another Austronesian remnant on the south-east coast of Papua". In Lynch, J. and Pat, F.'A. editors, Oceanic Studies: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Oceanic Linguistics. C-133:61-82. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1996. doi: 10.15144/PL-C133.61
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keapara
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Central Province
Native speakers
19,000 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 khz
Glottolog keap1239
Coordinates: 10°02′38″S 147°47′10″E / 10.044°S 147.786°E / -10.044; 147.786

Keapara is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to, but distinct from, its neighbour Hula.

It has been strongly influenced by Papuan languages.

Dialects

The Keapara language includes several dialectal varieties: Aroma, Babaka, Kamali, Kalo, Keapara (Kerepunu), Kapari, Lalaura, Maopa, Wanigela (Waiori). [2]

Phonology

The following is the phonology of the Kalo dialect of Keapara: [3]

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Velar Uvular
plain lab. plain lab.
Plosive p t k q
Nasal m n
Fricative v ɣ
Tap ɾ
Lateral l
Glide w

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References

  1. ^ Keapara at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Keapara". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. ^ Laeka, Ali (1989). Cut-hit-break in Kalo. SIL. p. 21.

Bibliography

  • Dutton, T. "Lau'una: another Austronesian remnant on the south-east coast of Papua". In Lynch, J. and Pat, F.'A. editors, Oceanic Studies: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Oceanic Linguistics. C-133:61-82. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1996. doi: 10.15144/PL-C133.61

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