Anuki language
The Anuki language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gabobora people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The language was named after a highly respected deity of the people, whose sacred remains now rest in Australia.
| Anuki | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel |
Native speakers | 890 (2001)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aui |
| Glottolog | anuk1239[2] |
Alphabet
In Anuki alphabet are 26 letters and 8 diphthongs: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Gh gh, aa, ch, ee, gw, ii, kw and sh.
Letters c, f, h, j, l, q, x and z are used only in loanwords and foreign names.
gollark: WHY
gollark: Terrariola, I'd like to remind you that tearing up the base over signs is ridiculous.
gollark: Quickly,stop the mad Ferrari ola.
gollark: Oh no.
gollark: There are other potatOS systems in the base itself.
References
- Anuki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Anuki". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Landweer, M. Lynn. "Sociolinguistic Survey Report of the Anuki Language, Cape Vogel, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea." 2001
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