Aimele language
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Aimele | |
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Kware | |
Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 300 (2016) |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ail |
Glottolog | aime1238 |
ELP | Aimele |
Aimele is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It has around 300 speakers, living primarily in Lake Campbell in Western Province, where it is the dominant language of the community.[1]: 4
Names
[edit]The alternate names for Aimele are Eibela and Kware.[2]
Phonology
[edit]Aimele has 28 phonemes in total, with a consonantal inventory of 13 phonemes, and a vowel inventory of 14 phonemes when including diphthongs and lengthened vowels, or 5 without.[1]: 26
Consonants
[edit]The consonantal system is very similar to the ones found in the neighboring languages Kasua, Kaluli, Kamula and Odoodee.[1]: 26
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ||||
Plosive | voiceless | t | k | |||
voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
Fricative | ɸ | s | h | |||
Approximant | w | l | j |
Vowels
[edit]Short | Long | |||
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Front | Back | Front | Back | |
Close | i | u | iː | uː |
Mid | ɛ | o | ɛ: | oː |
Open | a | aː | ||
Diphthongs | ai, oi, ou, ɛi |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Aiton, Grant William (2016). A grammar of Eibela: a language of the Western Province, Papua New Guinea (phd thesis). James Cook University.
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Aimele". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-13.