Kilivila language

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Kilivila
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionTrobriand Islands
Native speakers
20,000 (2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3kij
Glottologkili1267

Kilivila (Kiriwina) is one of the Kilivila–Louisiades languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken by the Trobriand people of the Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea). It is used in local schools.

Phonology

Phonology of Kilivila:

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lab. plain lab.
Plosive voiceless p pʷ t k kʷ ʔ
voiced b bʷ d ɡ ɡʷ
Nasal m mʷ n
Fricative v s
Rhotic ɾ
Approximant l j w

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Low a

Allophones

Allophone
/k/ , , ,
/kʷ/ ,
/s/ ,
/m/ ,
/ɾ/ , ,
/i/ ,
/u/ ,

References

  1. ^ Kilivila at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Senft, Gunter; Senft, Professor of Linguistics Cognitive Anthropology Research Group Gunter; Levinson, Stephen C. (2000). Systems of Nominal Classification. Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780521770750. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ Senft, Gunter (1986). Kilivila: The Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Mouton Grammar Library, 3: Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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