| Tainae | |
|---|---|
| Ivori | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Gulf Province |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1991)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ago |
| Glottolog | tain1253 |
Tainae is anAngan language ofGulf Province,Papua New Guinea. Famba (7°30′23″S145°48′41″E / 7.506365°S 145.811363°E /-7.506365; 145.811363 (Famba), Paiguna, and Pio (7°30′15″S145°47′45″E / 7.504143°S 145.795808°E /-7.504143; 145.795808 (Pio)) ofKotidanga Rural LLG are the main villages.[1][2]
A grammatical sketch of Tainae was written by Carlson (1991).[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t d | k | ʔ |
| Fricative | f | s | h | |
| Nasal | m | n |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ai/, /ae/, /ao/, /au/, /oi/.
Stress is usually penultimate, unless that syllable contains /ɨ/, in which case stress moves leftwards to the first syllable that does not contain /ɨ/.[4]
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