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.

!

!Labial

!Alveolar

!Palatal

!Velar

!Glottal

Plosive

|{{IPA link|p}}

|{{IPA link|t}}

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|{{IPA link|k}}

|{{IPA link|ʔ}} {{grapheme|'}}

Fricative

|{{IPA link|ɸ}} {{grapheme|f}}

|{{IPA link|s}}

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|{{IPA link|h}}

Nasal

|{{IPA link|m}}

|{{IPA link|n}}

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Approximant

|{{IPA link|w}}

|{{IPA link|r}}

|{{IPA link|j}}

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  • /r/ has the allophone [l] word-initially, which is written with the separate character {{grapheme|l}}.
  • /ʔ/ only appears intervocalically.

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|+Vowels

!

!Front

!Central

!Back

High

|{{IPA link|i}}

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|{{IPA link|u}}

Mid-high

|{{IPA link|e}} {{grapheme|ei}}

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|{{IPA link|o}}

Mid-low

|{{IPA link|ɛ}} {{grapheme|e}}

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Low

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|{{IPA link|a}}

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  • /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:Sepik Hill languages

Category:Languages of East Sepik Province

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