| Aekyom | |
|---|---|
| Awin | |
| Region | Kiunga District,Western (Fly) Province,Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | awi |
| Glottolog | aeky1238 |
Aekyom (Akium), also known asAwin (Aiwin), is aPapuan language ofPapua New Guinea.
The following table details the consonants of Aekyom.[2]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ||
| aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Approximant | w | ɺ | j | |||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | æ | a |
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