Ramoaaina language

Oceanic language spoken on the Duke of York Islands off eastern New Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ramoaaina (Ramuaina) is an Oceanic language spoken on the Duke of York Islands off eastern New Ireland.

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Ramoaaina
Duke of York
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionDuke of York Islands (East New Britain Province)
Native speakers
(10,300 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3rai
Glottologramo1244
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Phonology

Phoneme inventory of the Ramoaaina language:[2]

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Consonant sounds
Labial Alveolar Velar
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d g
Fricative (s)
Rhotic r
Lateral l
Semivowel w
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/s/ is used, but mainly in loanwords.

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Vowel sounds
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e ɘ o
Low a
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