| Toaripi | |
|---|---|
| East Elema | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Gulf Province |
Native speakers | (23,000 cited 1977)1 |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tqo |
| Glottolog | toar1246 |
Toaripi, or East Elema, is a Trans–New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Consonants
| 23 | Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Plosive | p | t | k | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | s | h | |
| voiced | v | ||||
| Rhotic | r | ||||
| Lateral | l | ||||
Vowels
| 2 | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| High-mid | e | o | |
| Low-mid | ɔ | ||
| Low | a |
References
References
- Toaripi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Brown, Herbert A. (1973). The Eleman Language Family. In Karl J. Franklin (ed.), The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Areas, Papua New Guinea: Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 281–376.
- "Toaripi Language [TPI] Gulf Province". Organized Phonology Data. SIL.