| Ari | |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | Ari and Serea villages, Aramia River area, Western Province. |
| Coordinates: | -7.95°N 166°W |
| Speakers: | 50 |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Papuan Gulf ? |
| Fam2: | Gogodala–Suki |
| Fam3: | Gogodala |
| Map2: | Lang Status 40-SE.svg |
| Iso3: | aac |
| Glotto: | arii1243 |
| Glottorefname: | Ari |
The Ari language is a Papuan language of the Trans–New Guinea family. According to the 2000 census, there were only 50 Ari speakers, living in the two villages of Ari and Serea in Gogodala Rural LLG.[1] [2]
The language that most resembles Ari is the Gogodala language.
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| voiced | b | d | g | ||
| prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑɡ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Fricative | s | ||||
| Rhotic | ɾ | ||||
| Glide | w | j | |||
| High | i | u | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | e | o | ||
| ɛ | ɔ | |||
| Low | a |