| Waima | |
|---|---|
| Region | EasternNew Guinea |
Native speakers | (15,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rro |
| Glottolog | waim1251 |
TheWaima language (sometimes known asRoro, though this is strictly the name of one dialect of Waima) is aNuclear West Central Papuan Tip language of theOceanic group ofMalayo-Polynesian languages, spoken inPapua New Guinea by 15,000 people. The three dialects, Waima, Roro, and Paitana, are very close.[2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Plosive | p | ttʲ | k | ʔ |
| Fricative | β | h | ||
| Rhotic | ɾ | |||
| Approximant | w |
/n/ can be palatalized as [ɲ] when before vowel sequences /ao, au/.[3]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
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