Nukna language

{{Infobox language

|name = Nukna

|altname = Komutu

|states = Papua New Guinea

|region = Morobe Province

|ethnicity = {{sigfig|1,000|2}} (2015)

|speakers = {{sigfig|1,000|2}}

|date = 2015

|ref = e25

|familycolor = Papuan

|fam1 = Trans–New Guinea

|fam2 = Finisterre–Huon

|fam3 = Finisterre

|fam4 = Uruwa

|iso3 = klt

|glotto=nukn1238

|glottorefname=Nukna

}}

Nukna, or Komutu, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

class="wikitable" \|+ConsonantsTaylor, Matt (2021). Nukna Organised Phonology Data. SIL International. ! !Labial !Alveolar !Dorsal
Plosive \|{{IPA link\|p}} \|{{IPA link\|t}} \|{{IPA link\|k}}
Prenasalized \|{{IPA link\|ᵐb}} {{grapheme\|mb}} \|{{IPA link\|ⁿd}} {{grapheme\|nd}} \|{{IPA link\|ᵑg}} {{grapheme\|ngg}}
Fricative \|{{IPA link\|f}} \|{{IPA link\|s}} \|{{IPA link\|h}}
Nasal \|{{IPA link\|m}} \|{{IPA link\|n}} \|{{IPA link\|ŋ}} {{grapheme\|ng}}
Approximant \|{{IPA link\|w}} \|{{IPA link\|r}}, {{IPA link\|l}} \|{{IPA link\|j}} {{grapheme\|y}}

class="wikitable"

|+ConsonantsTaylor, Matt (2021). Nukna Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.

|{{IPA link|p}}

|{{IPA link|t}}

|{{IPA link|k}}

Prenasalized

|{{IPA link|ᵐb}} {{grapheme|mb}}

|{{IPA link|ⁿd}} {{grapheme|nd}}

|{{IPA link|ᵑg}} {{grapheme|ngg}}

Fricative

|{{IPA link|f}}

|{{IPA link|s}}

|{{IPA link|h}}

Nasal

|{{IPA link|m}}

|{{IPA link|n}}

|{{IPA link|ŋ}} {{grapheme|ng}}

Approximant

|{{IPA link|w}}

|{{IPA link|r}}, {{IPA link|l}}

|{{IPA link|j}} {{grapheme|y}}

The prenasalized consonants are only found intervocalically.
/f/ has only been found in three words.

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

class="wikitable"

|+Vowels

|{{IPA link|i}}

|{{IPA link|u}}

Mid-high

|{{IPA link|e}}

|{{IPA link|o}}

Mid-low