• Source: Central Asmat language

Central Asmat is a Papuan language of West New Guinea, spoken by the Asmat people.




Dialects


Central Asmat has a number of dialects, which are:

Keenok
Sokoni
Keenakap
Kawenak (subdialects: Simai, Kainak, Mismam, Mecemup)
Yaosakor Asmat, assigned its own ISO code, is a variety of Central Asmat, not a distinct language.




Phonology






= Consonants

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/p/ can be heard as a fricative [ɸ] when in intervocalic positions, as [pʷ] in the speech of older speakers when preceding /e/.
/tʃ/ can be heard as a palatalized [tʲ] when in word-final positions following /i/.
/k/ can be heard as a fricative [x] when following a vowel and preceding a consonant.
/s/ can be heard as fricatives [θ] or [ʃ] among some older speakers.
/r/ can be heard as a flap [ɾ] in word-medial and word-final positions.
/ʝ/ can be heard as [dʒ] or [j] in word-initial positions.
Nasals /m, n/ may fluctuate to voiced stops [b, d] in word-initial positions, and as prenasal stops [ᵐb, ⁿd] when in syllable-initial positions.




= Vowels

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References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Rumpun bahasa Asmat-Kamoro
• Bahasa Teon
• Bahasa Dem
• Bahasa Semende
• Bahasa Togutil
• Rumpun bahasa Flores–Lembata
• Bahasa Tonsawang
• Bahasa Buru
• Bahasa Ngalum
• Bahasa Melayu Ambon
• Central Asmat language
• Asmat languages
• Asmat people
• Asmat–Kamrau languages
• North Asmat language
• Kajakaja language
• Kamoro language
• Casuarina Coast Asmat language
• Asmat Regency
• Central and South New Guinea languages