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Kasua language

{{Short description|Language}}

Kasua is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.{{Infobox language

|name=Kasua

|nativename=

|region=Papua New Guinea

|speakers=600

|date=1990

|ref = e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Trans–New Guinea

|fam2=Bosavi

|fam3=Kaluli–Kasua

|iso3=khs

|glotto=kasu1251

|glottorefname=Kasua

}}

Phonology

= Consonants =

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|+

!

!Labial

!Alveolar

!Palatal

!Velar

!Glottal

Nasal

|m

|n

|

|

|

Plosive

|p

|t

|

|k

|

Fricative

|f

|s

|

|

|h

Approximant

|w

|

|j

|

|

Flap

|

|ɺ

|

|

|

= Vowels =

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|+

!

!Front

!Central

!Back

Close

|i

|

|

Mid

|ɛ

|

|o

Open-mid

|æ

|

|ɔ

Open

|

|ɑ

|

Orthography

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|+{{Cite journal|url=http://www-01.sil.org/pacific/png/pubs/928474542376/Kasua.pdf|last=Logan|first=Tommy|title=Organised Phonology Data|date=July 2003|publisher=SIL International|access-date=2018-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709175924/http://www-01.sil.org/pacific/png/pubs/928474542376/Kasua.pdf|archive-date=2018-07-09|url-status=dead}}

Uppercase letters

| A || A꞉ || E || F || H || I || K

!

| M || N || O || O꞉ || P || S || T || U || W || Y

Lowercase letters

| a || a꞉ || e || f || h || i || k || l || m || n || o || o꞉ || p || s || t || u || w || y

IPA

| {{IPAslink|ɑ}} || {{IPAslink|æ}} || {{IPAslink|ɛ}} || {{IPAslink|f}} || {{IPAslink|h}} || {{IPAslink|i}} || {{IPAslink|k}} || {{IPAslink|ɺ}} || {{IPAslink|m}} || {{IPAslink|n}} || {{IPAslink|o}} || {{IPAslink|ɔ}} || {{IPAslink|p}} || {{IPAslink|s}} || {{IPAslink|t}} || {{IPAslink|u}} || {{IPAslink|w}} || {{IPAslink|j}}

References

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{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}

Category:Bosavi languages

Category:Languages of Gulf Province

Category:Languages of Southern Highlands Province

Category:Languages of Western Province (Papua New Guinea)

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