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| Finongan | |
|---|---|
| Finungwa | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | 1,140 (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fag |
| Glottolog | fino1238 |
Finongan is one of theFinisterre languages ofPapua New Guinea.[2]
The alternate names for Finongan are Finungwa and Finungwan.[3]
The phonology of Finongan is as follows:[4]
| Labial | Coronal | Velar | Labiovelar | Uvular/Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m/⟨m⟩ | /n/⟨n⟩ | /ŋ/⟨ng⟩ | |||
| Stops | Voiceless | /p/⟨p⟩ | /t/⟨t⟩ | /k/⟨k⟩ | /kʷ/⟨kw⟩ | |
| Voiced | /b/⟨b⟩ | /d/⟨d⟩ | /g/⟨g⟩ | /ʔ/⟨c⟩ | ||
| Fricative | /f/⟨f⟩ | /s/⟨s⟩ | /ʁ/⟨h⟩ | |||
| Tap/Flap | /ɾ/⟨l⟩ | |||||
| Approximant | /j/⟨y⟩ | /w/⟨w⟩ | ||||
- The voiceless labial, coronal, and non-labialized velar stops 'p', 't', and 'k' are all unreleased syllable-finally
| Front | Center | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | Short | /i/⟨i⟩ | /u/⟨u⟩ | |
| Long | /iː/⟨ii⟩ | /uː/⟨uu⟩ | ||
| Mid | Short | /ɛ/⟨e⟩ | /ɔ/⟨o⟩ | |
| Long | /ɛː/⟨ee⟩ | /ɔː/⟨oo⟩ | ||
| Open | Diphthong | ai⟨ai⟩ | ||
| Short | /a/⟨a⟩ | |||
| Long | /aː/⟨aa⟩ | |||
- In multisyllabic words, 'i' is pronounced/ɪ/ preceding another 'i'
- Several diphthongs can occur over syllable breaks
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