Sanio | |
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Hiowe | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 1,300 (2000 census) [1] |
Sepik
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
sny |
Glottolog |
sani1270 |
ELP | Saniyo-Hiyewe |
Sanio, or more precisely Saniyo-Hiyewe, is a Sepik language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Telefomin Rural LLG, Sandaun Province. [1]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ ⟨'⟩ | |
Fricative | ɸ ⟨f⟩ | s | h | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Approximant | w | r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i | u | |
Mid-high | e ⟨ei⟩ | o | |
Mid-low | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | ||
Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ai/, /au/, /ou/.
Sanio | |
---|---|
Hiowe | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 1,300 (2000 census) [1] |
Sepik
| |
Dialects |
|
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
sny |
Glottolog |
sani1270 |
ELP | Saniyo-Hiyewe |
Sanio, or more precisely Saniyo-Hiyewe, is a Sepik language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Telefomin Rural LLG, Sandaun Province. [1]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ ⟨'⟩ | |
Fricative | ɸ ⟨f⟩ | s | h | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Approximant | w | r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i | u | |
Mid-high | e ⟨ei⟩ | o | |
Mid-low | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | ||
Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ai/, /au/, /ou/.