Foia Foia language
Papuan language of Papua New Guinea
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Foia Foia (Foyafoya), or Minanibai,[2] is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, spoken in an area near the Omati River mouth in Ikobi Kairi and Goaribari Census districts (Gulf Province).
NativetoPapua New Guinea
Dialects
- Mahigi
Mahigi, a Foia Foia dialect documented in a word list by Cridland (1924), is now extinct.[3]
Locations
Foia Foia is spoken in Bibisa village (7.666925°S 143.177088°E), Bamu Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[4][5]
Minanbai is spoken in Moka (7.282409°S 143.461072°E) and Pepeha (7.655742°S 144.007263°E) villages of West Kikori Rural LLG, Gulf Province.
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | ä ⟨ā⟩ | ɑ ⟨a⟩ |
Consonants
| Labial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless stop | p | t | k | ʔ ⟨ʼ⟩ | |
| Voiced stop | b | d | g | ||
| Voiceless fricative | ɸ ⟨f⟩ | f | s | h | |
| Approximant | w | l |
Bibliography
- Word lists
- Carr, Philip J. 1991 Foyafoya (Bibisa, W.P. at Kamusi), Hoyahoya (Matakaia, W.P. at Gagoro), Hoyahoya/Hoiahoia (Ukusi-Koperami, W.P. two young men visiting Torobina). Manuscript.
- Z’graggen, John A. 1975. Comparative wordlists of the Gulf District and adjacent Areas. In: Richard Loving (ed.), Comparative Wordlists I. 5–116. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG. (Rearranged version of Franklin ed. 1973: 541–592) with typographical errors.)
- Franklin, Karl J. 1973. Appendices. In: Franklin (ed.), 539–592.
- Johnston, H. L. C. 1920. Vocabulary of Eme-Eme. British New Guinea Annual Report 1919–1920: 120.
