| Yaqay | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | South Papua |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1987)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jaq |
| Glottolog | yaqa1246 |
Yaqay (Yakhai, Yaqai, Jakai, Jaqai) is aPapuan language spoken inIndonesia by over 10,000 people. It is also calledMapi orSohur; dialects are Oba-Miwamon, Nambiomon-Mabur, Bapai.
According toEthnologue, Yaqay is spoken along the south coast ofMappi Regency, along theObaa River north to theGandaimu area.
The following is the phonology of Yaqay, as defined inFonologi Bahasa Yakhai.[2]
| Labial | Dental / Alveolar | Postalveolar / Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m⟨m⟩ | n⟨n⟩ | (ŋ⟨ngg⟩?) | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p⟨p⟩ | t̪⟨t⟩ | k⟨k⟩ | ʔ⟨-k⟩ | |
| voiced | b⟨b⟩ | d̪⟨d⟩ | d͡ʒ⟨j⟩ | gʱ⟨gh⟩ | h⟨h⟩ | |
| Fricative | f⟨f⟩ | x⟨kh⟩ | ||||
| Approximant | w⟨w⟩ | r⟨r⟩ | j⟨y⟩ | |||
| Consonant | Beginning | Center | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| /m/ | Y | Y | Y |
| /n/ | Y | Y | Y |
| /p/ | Y | N | N |
| /t/ | Y | Y | N |
| /k/ | Y | N | N |
| /ʔ/ | N | Y | Y |
| /b/ | Y | Y | Y |
| /d/ | Y | Y | Y |
| /d͡ʒ/ | N | Y | N |
| /gʱ/ | N | Y | N |
| /f/ | Y | Y | Y |
| /x/ | Y | N | N |
| /h/ | Y | Y | Y |
| /w/ | Y | Y | N |
| /r/ | Y | Y | Y |
| /j/ | Y | Y | N |
| Consonant | Beginning | Center | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| /t/ | Y | Y | N |
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded | Rounded | |||
| Close | i⟨i⟩ | u⟨u⟩ | ||
| Close mid | e⟨e⟩ | (ɤ) | o⟨o⟩ | |
| Open mid | (ɛ) | |||
| Open | a⟨a⟩ | |||
| Vowel | Beginning | Center | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| /a/ | Y | N | N |
| /i/ | Y | N | N |
| /u/ | N | N | Y |
| /e/ | Y | N | N |
| /o/ | N | N | Y |
The syllable structure is not explicitly stated, but it appears to be:
Maximum syllable structure:CVNC, as in the word,xobandede, meaning 'squat'.
Minimum syllable structure:CV, as in the word,xa, meaning, 'hole'.
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