Nankina language

Finisterre language of Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nankina is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.

NativetoPapua New Guinea

RegionMadang Province

Native speakers

(3,500 cited 2000 census)^[1]

Language family

Trans–New Guinea

Finisterre–Huon
- Finisterre
  - Yupna
    - Nankina

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Nankina
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang Province
Native speakers	(3,500 cited 2000 census)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Yupna Nankina
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`nnk`
Glottolog	`nank1250`

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Phonology

Consonant

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Nankina consonant
		Labial	Coronal	Dorsal
Nasal		m	n	ŋ
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	k
Plosive	voiced	b	d	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless		s
Fricative	voiced		z
Approximant				j

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Vowel

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Nankina vowel
	Front		Back
	unrounded	rounded	unrounded	rounded
Close	i	y		u
Close-mid	e			o
Open-mid			ʌ
Open	a

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Orthography

Nankina alphabet^[2]
a	ʌ	b	d	e	g	i	j	k	m	n	ŋ	o	p	s	t	u	z	y

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