Kwale language

{{Infobox language

|name=Uare

|nativename=Kwale

|region=Rigo Inland Rural LLG, Central Province, Papua New Guinea

|speakers=1,300

|date=2004

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Trans–New Guinea

|fam2=Kwalean

|fam3=Humene–Uare

|iso3=ksj

|glotto=uare1241

|glottorefname=Uare

}}

Uare, or Kwale, is a language of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Garihe (Garia) and Uare proper (Kwale, Kware). It is spoken in Rigo Inland Rural LLG, Central Province, Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

class="wikitable" \|+ConsonantsKikkawa, Keiko (1999). Uare Organised Phonology Data. SIL International. ! !Labial !Alveolar !Velar !Glottal
Plosive \|{{IPA link\|ˀb}} \|{{IPA link\|tʰ}} {{IPA link\|ˀd}} \|{{IPA link\|kʰ}} {{IPA link\|ˀg}} \|{{IPA link\|ʔ}}
Fricative \|{{IPA link\|f}} {{IPA link\|v}} \|{{IPA link\|ɕ}} {{IPA link\|ʑ}} \|{{IPA link\|ɣ}} \|{{IPA link\|h}}
Nasal \|{{IPA link\|m}} \|{{IPA link\|n}} \| \|
Trill \| \|{{IPA link\|r}} \| \|

class="wikitable"

|+ConsonantsKikkawa, Keiko (1999). Uare Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.

|{{IPA link|ˀb}}

|{{IPA link|tʰ}} {{IPA link|ˀd}}

|{{IPA link|kʰ}} {{IPA link|ˀg}}

|{{IPA link|ʔ}}

Fricative

|{{IPA link|f}} {{IPA link|v}}

|{{IPA link|ɕ}} {{IPA link|ʑ}}

|{{IPA link|ɣ}}

|{{IPA link|h}}

Nasal

|{{IPA link|m}}

|{{IPA link|n}}

Trill

|{{IPA link|r}}

class="wikitable" \|+Vowels ! !Front !Central !Back
High \|{{IPA link\|i}} \| \|{{IPA link\|u}}
Mid \|{{IPA link\|e}} \| \|{{IPA link\|o}}
Low \| \|{{IPA link\|a}} \|

class="wikitable"

|+Vowels

|{{IPA link|i}}

|{{IPA link|u}}

Mid

|{{IPA link|e}}

|{{IPA link|o}}

Low

|{{IPA link|a}}

/i u/ are nasalized following /h/ and before any nasal, velar, or glottal plosive.

Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /iu/, /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ui/, /ae/, /oe/, /ao/, /eu/, /au/, /ou/.

References

External links

[http://www.language-archives.org/language/ksj OLAC resources in and about the Uare language] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231804/http://www.language-archives.org/language/ksj |date=2016-03-03 }}
Paradisec has two collections that include Kwale language materials including Arthur Cappell's ([http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/AC1 AC1]) and Tom Dutton's ([http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/TD1 TD1]).
[https://archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_ksj_swadesh-1/ksj.txt Rosetta Project: Uare Swadesh List]

Category:Languages of Papua New Guinea

Category:Humene–Uare languages