| Korowai | |
|---|---|
| Kolufaup | |
| Region | Becking River,South Papua,Indonesia |
| Ethnicity | Korowai |
Native speakers | 3,500 (2007)[1] |
Trans-New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | khe |
| Glottolog | koro1312 |
| ELP | Korowai |
Korowai (Kolufaup) is aTrans-New-Guinean language spoken inSouth Papua,Indonesia. It is spoken by theKorowai people who live along theBecking River.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | ɟ⟨j⟩ | kg |
| Prenasalized | ᵐb⟨mb⟩ | ⁿd⟨nd⟩ | ᵑg⟨ngg⟩ | |
| Fricative | ɸ⟨f⟩ | s | x⟨kh⟩ | |
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Approximant | w | l | j⟨y⟩,ɥ⟨hü⟩ |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | iy⟨ü⟩ | u | |
| Mid-high | e⟨é⟩ | (ə⟨e⟩) | |
| Mid-low | ɛ⟨è⟩ | ɔ⟨o⟩ | |
| Low | a |
Stress is unpredictable and phonemic.[2]
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