Jump to content

Yawa language

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Yava language)
Yawa
Native toIndonesia
RegionCenderawasih Bay
Native speakers
10,000 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yva
Glottolognucl1454

Yawa (Yava) is the Papuan language of central Yapen Island in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia. Alternative names are Iau (not the same as Iau language), Mantembu, Mora (not Mora language), Turu, and Yapanani.

Phonology

[edit]

Vowels

[edit]
[2]
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

Consonants

[edit]
[2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ɲ
Plosive p t k
b d ɟ
Fricative s ʃ
Trill r
Approximant w j

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Yawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". 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. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.