Kire language

Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kire (Giri) is a Ramu language of Giri village (4.286778°S 144.724753°E / -4.286778; 144.724753 (Giri 1)) in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.[2][3]

NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
2,400 (2003)[1]
Ramu
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Kire
Giri
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
2,400 (2003)[1]
Ramu
Language codes
ISO 639-3geb
Glottologkire1240
ELPKire
Coordinates: 4.286778°S 144.724753°E / -4.286778; 144.724753 (Giri 1)
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Phonology

Out of all the Ramu languages, Kire has the most complex consonant phonemic inventory.[4]

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Consonants[5]
Labial Alveolar Dorsal
Plosive p b t d k g
Aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ
Prenasalized ᵐp ᵐb ⁿt ⁿd ᵑk ᵑg
Fricative β, f v s̪, s z h
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant w r
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  • Aspirated plosives only occur word-initially.
  • /w/ has only been found word-initially.
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Vowels[5]
Short Long
Front Central Back Front Central Back
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ iː ĩː ɨː ɨ̃ː uː
Mid e ẽ o õ eː ẽː õː
Low a ã aː ãː
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Additionally, the following diphthongs and triphthongs are found: /ia/, /ĩã/, /ei/, /ẽĩ/, /ai/, /aːi/, /oi/, /ui/, /uiː/, /ũĩ/, /ue/, /ũẽː/, /ua/, /ũã/, /ũãː/, /uei/, /uai/, /ũãĩ/, /ũĩã/, /ũẽĩ/.

Orthography

Kire orthography:[5]

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Kire alphabet
Phonemes ɑɑ̃bβd eẽfgh iĩɨɨ̃k kʰmᵐbᵐpn
Lowercase letters aäbƀd eëfgh iïɨɨ̈k khmmbmpn
Phonemes ⁿdⁿtŋᵑgᵑk oõppʰr ss̪ttʰu ũvwz
Lowercase letters ndntŋŋgŋk oöpphr sštthu üvwz
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