Orokaiva | |
Also Known As: | Orokaivic |
States: | Papua New Guinea |
Region: | Oro Province |
Ethnicity: | Orokaiva |
Date: | 2000 census – 2007 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea |
Fam2: | Binanderean |
Lc1: | okv |
Ld1: | Orokaiva |
Lc2: | hkk |
Ld2: | Hunjara |
Lc3: | aez |
Ld3: | Aeka |
Glotto: | orok1268 |
Glottorefname: | Orokaivic |
Orokaiva is a Papuan language spoken in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea.
Orokaiva is spoken in 200 villages around Popondetta in Oro Province.
Hunjara is spoken in Kokoda Rural LLG of Oro Province.
Aeka is spoken in Tamata Rural LLG of Oro Province.
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
Plosive | voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
voiced | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
Affricate | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ |
Front | Central | Back | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
High | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
Mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
Low | pronounced as /link/ |