Kanasi language

Kanasi
Sona
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Milne Bay Province
Native speakers	2,500 (2000)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Dagan Kanasi–Ginuman? Kanasi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	soq
Glottolog	kana1288

Kanasi (or Sona) is the easternmost Papuan language of New Guinea.

Phonology

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		ɑ <a>

Consonants

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Voiceless stop	p	t	k	ʔ (unwritten)
Voiced stop	b	d	g
Nasal	m	n
Trill		r
Fricative		s		(h)
Approximant	w		ɰ <l>

External links

• Alphabet and pronunciation
• Kanasi Organized Phonology Data