Yahang language

Yahang (Ya’unk) a.k.a. Ruruhip (Ruruhi’ip) is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It shares the name Ruruhip with Heyo, which is closely related.

Yahang
Ruruhip
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province
Native speakers
1,400 (2003)[1]
Torricelli
  • Maimai
    • Maimai proper
      • Yahang–Heyo
        • Yahang
Language codes
ISO 639-3rhp
Glottologyaha1247[2]

Phonology

Yahang consonants are:[3]

ptkʔ
fsh
r
l
wj

Yahang vowels are:[3]

iɨu
eəo
a
gollark: I would get it if I did not occasionally need android apps and also a working phone.
gollark: It is a complete waste of time and arguably worsens freedom, since you now can't interact with that firmware or see it in /lib/firmware.
gollark: <@855030595021176863> https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-solving-the-first-fsf-ryf-hurdle/
gollark: I might.
gollark: I don't use my phone for complex computing tasks, so meh.

References

  1. Yahang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Yahang". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.


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