Kosena language
| Kosena | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | (2,780 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kze |
| Glottolog | kose1239 |
Kosena is a Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | (ŋ) | ||
| Stop | p | t | k g | ʔ | |
| Tap | ɾ | ||||
| Fricative | f (β) | s | |||
| Approximant | w | j |
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e (eː) | o (oː) |
| Open-Mid | ʌ (ʌː) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Kosena at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Marks 1974, p. 4.
- ^ Marks 1974, p. 4.
References
[edit]- Marks, D (1974). "Kosena Grammar" (PDF). Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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