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(Redirected from Awa Papuan language) Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea

Awa
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Eastern Highlands Province
Native speakers	2,100 (2003)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Kainantu–Goroka Kainantu Gauwa Awa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`awb`
Glottolog	`awap1236`

Awa is a Kainantu language of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
	Bilabial		Alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Nasal		m		n
Stop	p	b	t				k	g	ʔ
Affricate			t̪s
Approximant					j		w
Trill				r

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Low	æ		ɑ

Allophones

/p/, /t/, and /k/ are , , and intervocalically after mid and back vowels
/r/ is following the vowel , and elsewhere
/t̪s/ is voiced after a nasal consonant
/j/ may be pronounced

Phonotactics

Syllables follow the structure (C)V(C)
The phonemes /b/, /g/, /r/, and /j/ do not occur word initially
/ʔ/ is the only consonant occurring word finally

Tone

Awa has the high, low, rising, and falling tonemes

References

Awa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Kainantu–Goroka languages

Goroka

Gahuku	Alekano Dano Tokano
Kamono–Yagaria	Abaga Inoke-Yate Kamono Kanite Ke’yagana Yagaria
Others	Benabena Fore Gende Gimi Isabi Siane Yaweyuha

Kainantu

Tairora	Binumarien Kambaira Tairoa Waffa
Gauwa	Agarabi Awa Awiyaana Gadsup Kosena Ontenu Oweina Usarufa
Other	Kenati