Kasua language
Kasua is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
| Kasua | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (600 cited 1990)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | khs |
| Glottolog | kasu1251 |
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Plosive | p | t | k | ||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||
| Approximant | w | j | |||
| Flap | ɺ |
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ||
| Mid | ɛ | o | |
| Open-mid | æ | ɔ | |
| Open | ɑ |
Orthography
[edit]| Uppercase letters | A | A꞉ | E | F | H | I | K | M | N | O | O꞉ | P | S | T | U | W | Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowercase letters | a | a꞉ | e | f | h | i | k | l | m | n | o | o꞉ | p | s | t | u | w | y |
| IPA | /ɑ/ | /æ/ | /ɛ/ | /f/ | /h/ | /i/ | /k/ | /ɺ/ | /m/ | /n/ | /o/ | /ɔ/ | /p/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /w/ | /j/ |
References
[edit]- ^ Kasua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Logan, Tommy (July 2003). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). SIL International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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