Kapriman language

Sepik language of Papua-New Guinea
Kapriman
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
1,300 (2006)[1]
Language family
Sepik
  • Bahinemo
    • Kapriman
Dialects
  • Kapriman
  • Karambit
Language codes
ISO 639-3dju
Glottologkapr1245
ELPKapriman

Kapriman (or Sare[2]) is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea. Alternative names are Mugumute, Wasare.

Phonology

Consonants[2]
Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative f s x
Liquid rhotic r
lateral l
Semivowel w j
Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Mid e ə o
Open a

Alamblak also has the same vowel system.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kapriman at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b c d Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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