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Nyindrou language

The Nyindrou language is a West Manus language spoken by approximately 4200 people in the westernmost part of Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. It has SVO word order.

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Nyindrou
Native toPapua New Guinea
Regionwesternmost Manus Island, Manus Province
Native speakers
(4,200 cited 1998)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3lid
Glottolognyin1250

The Nyindrou language is a West Manus language spoken by approximately 4200 people in the westernmost part of Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea.2 It has SVO word order.2

Phonology

Phoneme inventory of the Nyindrou language:3

Consonant sounds
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lab. plain lab.
Nasal m mʷ n ɲ
Plosive voiceless p pʷ t k ʔ
voiced b bʷ d g ɡʷ
Fricative s h
Affricate ⁿdɾ dʑ
Liquid rhotic ɾ
lateral l
Semivowel j w
Vowel sounds
Front Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low ɑ
References

References

  1. Nyindrou at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Ethnologue report for Nyindrou
  3. Martin, Bill. 1993. Nyindrou-English practical phonology.
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