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Rawa language

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Rawa
Karo
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMorobe Province
Native speakers
(12,000 cited 1998)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3rwo
Glottolograwa1267

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.

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
aspirated
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
Fricative s h
Rhotic r
Approximant lateral l
central w j
  • Voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are heard as voiced stops [b, d, ɡ] in the Karo dialect.[2]

Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i u
High-mid e o
Low-mid ɔ
Low a

References

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