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Sentani language

Sentani language

Papuan language spoken in Indonesia

Sentani or Buyaka is a Papuan language of Papua. It is spoken in about 30 scattered villages around Lake Sentani. Dialects are East, West, and Central (Ethnologue).

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Phonology

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...

Vowels

More information Front, Central ...

Central Sentani

Central Sentani phonology from Foley (2018):Foley's (2018) classification is:[2]

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
More information Front, Central ...

Citations

  1. [1]
    Sentani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    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.

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