Sanio language
Sepik language of Papua New Guinea
| Sanio | |
|---|---|
| Hiowe | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 1,300 (2000 census)[1] |
Language family | Sepik
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sny |
| Glottolog | sani1270 |
| ELP | Saniyo-Hiyewe |
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Sanio, or more precisely Saniyo-Hiyewe, is a Sepik language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Telefomin Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.[1]
Dialects
- Hiyowe dialect, spoken in Maposi village (4°32′51″S 142°13′14″E / 4.547475°S 142.220638°E / -4.547475; 142.220638 (Maposi)) of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG
- Saniyo dialect, spoken in Hanasi (4°31′24″S 142°22′33″E / 4.523215°S 142.375861°E / -4.523215; 142.375861 (Hanasi)), Malapute’e (4°35′08″S 142°20′11″E / 4.58544°S 142.33631°E / -4.58544; 142.33631 (Moropotei)), Pukapuki, Salunapi (4°33′05″S 142°20′36″E / 4.551342°S 142.343271°E / -4.551342; 142.343271 (Saurinapi)), and Sio (4°27′02″S 142°18′59″E / 4.450431°S 142.316392°E / -4.450431; 142.316392 (Sio)) villages of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ ⟨'⟩ | |
| Fricative | ɸ ⟨f⟩ | s | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Approximant | w | r | j |
- /r/ has the allophone [l] word-initially, which is written with the separate character ⟨l⟩.
- /ʔ/ only appears intervocalically.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid-high | e ⟨ei⟩ | o | |
| Mid-low | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | ||
| Low | a |
- /ɛ/ is pronounced [ei] before /j/. In this case it is written as ⟨ei⟩.
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ai/, /au/, /ou/.
References
- ^ a b c Sanio at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ a b Lewis, Ron (2002). Saniyo Hiyewe Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.
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