Oksapmin language

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Oksapmin
Spoken in: Telefomin District, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea
Total speakers: 8,000 (1991)
Language family: Trans-New Guinea
 Oksapmin
 
Writing system: Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: paa
ISO 639-3: opm

Oksapmin is a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Telefomin District, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea.

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[edit] Phonology

[edit] Vowels

There are seven monophthongs, /i e ə a o ʊ u/, and one diphthong, /ai/.

[edit] Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Unrounded Rounded
Stop Voiceless p t k
Voiced b d ɡ ɡʷ
Fricative s x
Nasal m n ŋ ŋʷ
Flap ɾ
Approximant j w

[edit] Tone

Oksapmin contrasts two tones: high and low.


In other languages