Riantana language

{{Short description|Language in Indonesia}}

{{distinguish|Kimaama language}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Riantana

|altname=Kimaam

|nativename=Ndom-bana

|states=Indonesia

|speakers=1,100

|date=1977

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Trans–New Guinea

|fam2=Kolopom

|iso3=ran

|glotto=rian1263

|glottorefname=Riantana

}}

Riantana, or Kimaam, is a language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island in Papua province, Indonesia.

Phonology

Riantana phonemic inventory:{{cite book |last=Evans |first=Nicholas |authorlink=Nicholas Evans (linguist) |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The languages of Southern New Guinea |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=641–774 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}

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|+ Consonants

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! Bilabial

! Dental

! Alveolar

! Retroflex

! Palatal

! Velar

colspan="2"| Nasal

| {{IPA link|m}}

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| {{IPA link|n}}

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| {{IPA link|ŋ}}

rowspan="3"| Plosive

! {{small|voiceless}}

| {{IPA link|p}}

|

| {{IPA link|t}}

| {{IPA link|ʈ}}

| {{IPA link|c}}

| {{IPA link|k}}

{{small|voiced}}

| {{IPA link|b}}

| {{IPA link|d̪}}

| {{IPA link|d}}

|

| {{IPA link|ɟ}}

| {{IPA link|ɡ}}

{{small|prenasal}}

| {{IPA link|ᵐb}}

| {{IPA link|ⁿd̪}}

| {{IPA link|ⁿd}}

|

| {{IPA link|ᶮɟ}}

| {{IPA link|ᵑɡ}}

colspan="2"| Fricative

| {{IPA link|β}}

|

|

|

|

| {{IPA link|ɣ}}

colspan="2"| Trill

|

|

| {{IPA link|r}}

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|

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colspan="2"| Glide

| {{IPA link|w}}

|

|

|

| {{IPA link|j}}

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|+ Vowels

!

! Front

! Central

! Back

Close

| {{IPA link|i}}

|

| {{IPA link|u}}

Close-mid

|

| rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|ə}}

| {{IPA link|o}}

Open-mid

| {{IPA link|ɛ}}

| {{IPA link|ɔ}}

Open

|

| {{IPA link|a}}

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References