Yareba language
Language of Papua New Guinea
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Yareba, or Middle Musa, is a language of Papua New Guinea.
RegionPapua New Guinea: Ijitivari and Popondetta districts
Native speakers
(1,200 cited 2000)[1]Trans–New Guinea
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Yareban
- Nawaru–Yareba
- Yareba
- Nawaru–Yareba
| Yareba | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea: Ijitivari and Popondetta districts |
Native speakers | (1,200 cited 2000)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yrb |
| Glottolog | yare1248 |
Phonology
Yareba has 15 phonemic consonants and 5 monophthongs.[2]
- /t/ and /k/ are aspirated.[2]
- /dz/ can be pronounced [dz], [dʒ], and [z].[2]
- /ɾ/ can be pronounced [ɾ] or [ɺ].[2]
- /w/ is [β] next to /i/ and /e/, [w] between [a] and [ai], and [v] elsewhere.[2]
Yareba allows for the diphthongs ai, au, oi, ou, ei, ui, ua, ue.[3]: 87
