Nankina is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.

Nankina
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
3,500 (2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nnk
Glottolognank1250

Phonology edit

Consonant edit

Nankina consonant
Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative voiceless s
voiced z
Approximant j

Vowel edit

Nankina vowel
Front Back
unrounded rounded unrounded rounded
Close i y u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ʌ
Open a

Orthography edit

Nankina alphabet[2]
a ʌ b d e g i j k m n ŋ o p s t u z y

References edit

  1. ^ Nankina at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ Organised Phonology Data, Nankina Language [NNK], Teptep – Madang Province, 2011