Ramoaaina (Ramuaina) is an Oceanic language spoken on the Duke of York Islands off eastern New Ireland.
| Ramoaaina | |
|---|---|
| Duke of York | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Duke of York Islands (East New Britain Province) |
Native speakers | 10,300 (2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rai |
| Glottolog | ramo1244 |
Phonology
editPhoneme inventory of the Ramoaaina language:[2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k |
| voiced | b | d | g | |
| Fricative | (s) | |||
| Rhotic | r | |||
| Lateral | l | |||
| Semivowel | w | |||
/s/ is used, but mainly in loanwords.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ɘ | o |
| Low | a |
References
edit- ^ Ramoaaina at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Davies, Robyn; Fritzell, Lisbeth (1992). Duke of York grammar essentials (Ramoaaine). Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
External links
edit- Materials on Ramoaaina are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections (AC1 and AC2) and Malcolm Ross collection (MR1) held by Paradisec
- Digitised microfilm images from Pacific Manuscripts Bureau (PAMBU) including Ramoaaina