Hagahai | |
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Pinai | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Enga– Madang border |
Native speakers | 700 (2005) [1] |
Madang – Upper Yuat
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
pnn |
Glottolog |
pina1252 |
ELP | Pinai-Hagahai |
Hagahai, also known as Pinai, is one of two languages of the Piawi family of New Guinea.
Speakers in Enga Province use the name Pinai for all Pinai-Hagahai speakers. Those in Madang use Hagahai, at least for themselves. Exonyms include Wapi and Miamia in Enga and Aramo in Haruai.
Dialects are divergent, but speakers have a common identity.
Pronunciations | ɑ | æ | b | d | e | ə | g | i | ɨ | dz | k | l | m | n | o | p | s | t | u | w | j |
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Letters | a | ae | b | d | e | o | g | i | u | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | s | t | u | w | y |
Hagahai | |
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Pinai | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Enga– Madang border |
Native speakers | 700 (2005) [1] |
Madang – Upper Yuat
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
pnn |
Glottolog |
pina1252 |
ELP | Pinai-Hagahai |
Hagahai, also known as Pinai, is one of two languages of the Piawi family of New Guinea.
Speakers in Enga Province use the name Pinai for all Pinai-Hagahai speakers. Those in Madang use Hagahai, at least for themselves. Exonyms include Wapi and Miamia in Enga and Aramo in Haruai.
Dialects are divergent, but speakers have a common identity.
Pronunciations | ɑ | æ | b | d | e | ə | g | i | ɨ | dz | k | l | m | n | o | p | s | t | u | w | j |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Letters | a | ae | b | d | e | o | g | i | u | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | s | t | u | w | y |