Yahang language

{{Short description|Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Yahang

|nativename=Ruruhip

|states=Papua New Guinea

|region=Sandaun Province

|speakers={{sigfig|1430|2}}

|date=2003

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Torricelli

|fam2=Maimai

|fam3=Maimai proper

|fam4=Yahang–Heyo

|iso3=rhp

|glotto=yaha1247

|glottorefname=Yahang

}}

Yahang (Ya’unk) a.k.a. Ruruhip (Ruruhi’ip) is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It shares the name Ruruhip with Heyo, which is closely related.

Phonology

Yahang's consonants are:{{cite book |last=Foley |first=William A. |authorlink=William A. Foley |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 the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=197-432 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}

{{table}} ! !Labial !Alveolar !Velar !Glottal
Plosive \| {{IPA link\|p}} \|\| {{IPA link\|t}} \|\| {{IPA link\|k}} \|\| {{IPA link\|ʔ}}
Fricative \| {{IPA link\|f}} \|\| {{IPA link\|s}} \|\| \|\| {{IPA link\|h}}
Trill \| \|\| {{IPA link\|r}} \|\| \|\|
Lateral \| \|\| {{IPA link\|l}} \|\| \|\|
Semivowel \| {{IPA link\|w}} \|\| {{IPA link\|j}} \|\| \|\|

| {{IPA link|p}} || {{IPA link|t}} || {{IPA link|k}} || {{IPA link|ʔ}}

Fricative

| {{IPA link|f}} || {{IPA link|s}} || || {{IPA link|h}}

Trill

| || {{IPA link|r}} || ||

Lateral

| || {{IPA link|l}} || ||

Semivowel

| {{IPA link|w}} || {{IPA link|j}} || ||

Yahang's vowels are:

{{table}} ! !Front !Central !Back
Close \| {{IPA link\|i}} \|\| {{IPA link\|ɨ}} \|\| {{IPA link\|u}}
Mid \| {{IPA link\|e}} \|\| {{IPA link\|ə}} \|\| {{IPA link\|o}}
Back \| {{IPA link\|a}} \|\| \|\|

!Front

!Central

!Back

| {{IPA link|i}} || {{IPA link|ɨ}} || {{IPA link|u}}

Mid

| {{IPA link|e}} || {{IPA link|ə}} || {{IPA link|o}}

Back

| {{IPA link|a}} || ||

References

External links

Paradisec has [http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/DL2 an open access collection] from Don Laycock that includes Yahong language materials

Category:Maimai languages

Category:Languages of Sandaun Province