Biritai language
Language
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Biritai (Biri) is a Lakes Plain language of Papua, Indonesia. It is named after Biri village in East Central Mambermano District, Mamberamo Raya Regency.[2]
NativetoIndonesia
RegionBiri village in East Central Mambermano District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua
Native speakers
(250 cited 1988)[1]Lakes Plain
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Central
- Biritai
| Biritai | |
|---|---|
| Aliki | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Biri village in East Central Mambermano District, Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua |
Native speakers | (250 cited 1988)[1] |
Lakes Plain
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bqq |
| Glottolog | biri1259 |
| ELP | Biritai |
Phonology
The following inventory is taken from Donohue (2017),[3] with a very small consonant inventory typical of the Lakes Plain languages.
Consonants
In an earlier paper co-authored by Donohue,[4] the approximants /j w/ are also included as phonemes. The authors note that Biritai is typologically unusual for missing series of velar, nasal and liquid consonants.
Vowels
Tone
Biritai is tonal.[citation needed]
