Kanasi language
Papuan language of Papua New Guinea
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Kanasi (or Sona) is the easternmost Papuan language of New Guinea.
NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionMilne Bay Province
Native speakers
(2,500 cited 2000)[1]Trans–New Guinea
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Dagan
- Kanasi–Ginuman?
- Kanasi
- Kanasi–Ginuman?
| Kanasi | |
|---|---|
| Sona | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Milne Bay Province |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 2000)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | soq |
| Glottolog | kana1288 |
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | ɑ <a> |
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless stop | p | t | k | ʔ (unwritten) |
| Voiced stop | b | d | g | |
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Trill | r | |||
| Fricative | s | (h) | ||
| Approximant | w | ɰ <l> |
