| States | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| Region | Kieta District, Bougainville Province |
| Speakers | 20,000 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Papuan |
| Fam 1 | South Bougainville |
| Fam 2 | Nasioiic |
| Fam 3 | Nasioi |
| Fam 4 | South–Central Nasioi |
| Fam 5 | Central Nasioi |
| Iso 3 | nas |
| Glotto | naas1242 |
| Glottorefname | Naasioi |
| Script | Latin script Otomaung script |
| Notice | IPA |
Naasioi (also Nasioi, Kieta, Kieta Talk, Aunge) is an East Papuan language spoken in the central mountains and southeast coast of Kieta District, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː |
| Mid | e eː | o oː |
| Low | a aː | |
Consonants
| Bilabial | Coronal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
| voiced | b | d | |||
| Nasal | m | n | (ŋ) | ||
Nasals can be syllabic.
References
- Hurd, Conrad & Hurd, Phyllis W. (1966). Nasioi language course. Port Moresby: Department of Information and Extension Services.
- Hurd, Conrad & Hurd, Phyllis W. (1970). "Nasioi verbs". Oceanic Linguistics. 9 (1): 37–78. Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 9, No. 1. doi:10.2307/3622931. JSTOR 3622931
- Hurd, Conrad (1977). "Nasioi projectives". Oceanic Linguistics. 16 (2): 111–178. Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 16, No. 2. doi:10.2307/3622956. JSTOR 3622956