Iha language
Iha (Kapaur) is a Papuan language spoken on the tip of the Bomberai Peninsula. It is the basis of a pidgin used as the local trade language.[4]
| Iha | |
|---|---|
| Kapaur | |
| Native to | Papua |
| Region | Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | (5,500 cited 1987)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ihp |
| Glottolog | ihaa1241[2] |
| Pidgin Iha | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | None |
Iha-based pidgin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ihb |
| Glottolog | ihab1241[3] |
Phonology
Consonants: /p/, /b/, /m/, /w/, /t/, /d/, /n/, /s/, /r/, /l/, /j/, /k/, /ɡ/, /ŋ/, /h/
Vowels: /i/, /u/, /e/, /o/, /a/[5]
Pronouns
Flassy and Animung (1992) list the following pronouns for Iha.[5]
| SG | PL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | in (inc.) mbi (exc.) |
| 2 | ko | ki |
| 3 | mi | wat/mi |
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References
- Iha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Iha". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Iha Based Pidgin". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Iha-Based Pidgin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Flassy, Don A.L. and Lisidius Animung. 1992. Struktur Bahasa Iha. Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.
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