Sanio language
{{Short description|Sepik language of Papua New Guinea}}
{{distinguish|Hewa language}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Sanio
|nativename=Hiowe
|states=Papua New Guinea
|region=East Sepik Province
|ethnicity=
|speakers=1,300
|date=2000 census
|ref=e25
|familycolor=Papuan
|fam1=Sepik
|fam2=Sepik Hill
|dia1=Saniyo
|dia2=Hiyowe
|iso3=sny
|glotto=sani1270
|glottorefname=Saniyo-Hiyewe
}}
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Sanio, or more precisely Saniyo-Hiyewe, is a Sepik language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Telefomin Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
Dialects
Dialects are:{{cite web |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/village-coordinates-lookup |title=Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup |author=United Nations in Papua New Guinea |work=Humanitarian Data Exchange |version=1.31.9 |date=2018}}
- Hiyowe dialect, spoken in Maposi village ({{coord|-4.547475|142.220638|type:city_region:PG|name=Maposi}}) of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG
- Saniyo dialect, spoken in Hanasi ({{coord|-4.523215|142.375861|type:city_region:PG|name=Hanasi}}), Malapute’e ({{coord|-4.58544|142.33631|type:city_region:PG|name=Moropotei}}), Pukapuki, Salunapi ({{coord|-4.551342|142.343271|type:city_region:PG|name=Saurinapi}}), and Sio ({{coord|-4.450431|142.316392|type:city_region:PG|name=Sio}}) villages of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG
Phonology
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|+ConsonantsLewis, Ron (2002). Saniyo Hiyewe Organised Phonology Data. SIL International. ! |
| Plosive
|{{IPA link|p}} |{{IPA link|t}} | |{{IPA link|k}} |{{IPA link|ʔ}} {{grapheme|'}} |
|---|
| Fricative
|{{IPA link|ɸ}} {{grapheme|f}} |{{IPA link|s}} | | |{{IPA link|h}} |
| Nasal
|{{IPA link|m}} |{{IPA link|n}} | | | |
| Approximant
|{{IPA link|w}} |{{IPA link|r}} |{{IPA link|j}} | | |
- /r/ has the allophone [l] word-initially, which is written with the separate character {{grapheme|l}}.
- /ʔ/ only appears intervocalically.
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| High
|{{IPA link|i}} | |{{IPA link|u}} |
|---|
| Mid-high
|{{IPA link|e}} {{grapheme|ei}} | |{{IPA link|o}} |
| Mid-low
|{{IPA link|ɛ}} {{grapheme|e}} | | |
| Low
| |{{IPA link|a}} | |
- /ɛ/ is pronounced [ei] before /j/. In this case it is written as {{grapheme|ei}}.
Additionally, the following diphthongs can be found: /ai/, /au/, /ou/.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Sepik languages}}
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}
Category:Languages of East Sepik Province
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