ISO_639:kct

Kaian language

Kaian language

Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea

See also: Kayan language (disambiguation)

Kaian (Kayan) is a Ramu language of Kaian village (4.054465°S 144.736539°E / -4.054465; 144.736539 (Kaian)) in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

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Phonology

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  • /p t k/ are aspirated preceding a vowel.
  • /k/ is heard as [ʔ] word-finally or preceding another plosive.
  • /dʒ/ can be pronounced [ʒ] or [z] by some speakers.
  • /r/ is voiceless [r̥] word-finally.
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Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ai/, /au/, /ae/, /ao/, /ea/, /ia/, /iu/, /oa/, /oi/, /ou/, /ua/.

Stress is always found on the antepenultimate syllable. On shorter words, stress falls on the initial syllable.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Kaian at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  3. [3]
    Lillie, Pat; Easton, Catherine (2004). Kaian Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.

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