Английская Википедия:Alekano language
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Alekano, or Gahuku (Gahuku-Gama), is a Papuan language spoken in Gahuku Rural LLG of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. There are about 25,000 speakers.[1]
Alekano is also known as Gahuku, after the name of the largest clan of speakers, or Gama, after the second largest clan. Calling the language by these names has been rejected by speakers who are not members of these clans, and Alekano has been largely adopted as the official name. The latter name means "bring it". In two closely related languages spoken directly to the northwest, Tokano and Dano, it has the same meaning.[2][3]
Phonology
Alekano has 5 vowels, all unrounded, which is exceptional. It has 12 consonants, but Шаблон:IPA is found only in the village Wanima, in derivations or in pidgin loanwords.[4]
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | Шаблон:IPA link | Шаблон:IPA link |
| Mid | Шаблон:IPA link | Шаблон:IPA link |
| Low | Шаблон:IPA link |
Glottal coda
In Alekano, a syllable may be closed only with a glottal stop, as in Шаблон:IPA "enough". That is currently not treated as a consonant, but it is unclear if words written as vowel initial begin with a glottal stop. It is written as an acute accent in the orthography, for example, ánesí.[3]
Consonants
The lateral is Шаблон:IPAblink initially and Шаблон:IPAblink between vowels.
Syllables
The most complex syllables are of the form Шаблон:IPA: VV may be a diphthong of Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA, or Шаблон:IPA followed by Шаблон:IPA or Шаблон:IPA, or of Шаблон:IPA. Other vowels may also occur in sequence (hiatus).
Tone
Alekano has low and high tones but with a very low functional load. HL receives strong stress, LH lesser stress.
Grammar
Alekano is a subject–object–verb (SOV) language.[5]
Orthography
Alekano uses the Latin script.[4]
| IPA | ɑ | e | ɣ | h | i | k | l | m | n | ɤ | p | s | z | t | ɯ | β |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | Aa | Ee | Gg | Hh | Ii | Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp | Ss | Zz | Tt | Uu | Vv |
References
External links
- Alekano dictionary Шаблон:Webarchive
- An open access archive of Alekano audio and video are available through the Kaipuleohone.
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- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокe25не указан текст - ↑ Deibler, Ellis W. 1987. "The function of glottal stop in Gahuku." In John M. Clifton (ed.), Studies in Melanesian orthographies, 23-30. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, 33. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics. [1] Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Deibler, Ellis W., compiler. Available: 2008; Created: 2008. Dictionaries of Alekano - English and English - Alekano. [Manuscript] iii, 311 p. [2] Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 1992. Alekano Organised Phonology Data. [Manuscript] [3] Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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