Nama | |
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Region | Western Province (Papua New Guinea) |
Native speakers | 1,200 (2018)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nmx |
Glottolog | nama1266 |
Nama (or Noraia) is a Yam language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
Labial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | ||||
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plain | lab. | plain | lab. | |||||
Nasal | m | mʷ | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | (p) | t | k | kʷ | |||
voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | (ɡʷ) | |||
prenasal | ᵐb | ᵐbʷ | ⁿd | ⁿd͡ʒ | ᵑɡ | ᵑɡʷ | ||
Fricative | ɸ | ɸʷ | s | ɣ | ||||
Rhotic | r | |||||||
Lateral | l | |||||||
Approximant | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | ||
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Close | i | y | u | |
Near-close | ɪ | |||
Mid | e | ø | ə | o |
Near-open | æ | |||
Open | a |