Rawa_language

Rawa language

Rawa language

Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea

Rawa (Erawa, Erewa, Raua) is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. The two dialects, Rawa and Karo, are on opposite sides of the Finisterre Range.

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Phonology

Consonants

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  • Voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are heard as voiced stops [b, d, ɡ] in the Karo dialect.[2]

Vowels

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References

  1. [1]
    Rawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Toland, Norma & Donald (1991). Reference grammar of the Karo/Rawa language. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics.


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