Wagi language
Wagi, also known as Kamba or Foran, is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
| Wagi | |
|---|---|
| Kamba | |
| Foran | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 3,400 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fad |
| Glottolog | wagi1249[2] |
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p b | t d | k g | ||
| Nasal | m | n | (ŋ) <ng> | ||
| Trill | r | ||||
| Tap/Flap | ɾ <ŕ> | ||||
| Fricative | β <w> f | s | h | ||
| Approximant | l | j <y> | |||
| Implosive | ɓ <q> |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Low | ɛ <é> | ɑ <a> |
References
- Wagi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Wagi (Papua New Guinea)". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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