Ura language (Papua New Guinea)
| Ura | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | (1,900 cited 1991)[1] |
Baining
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | uro |
| Glottolog | urap1240 |
| ELP | Ura (Papua New Guinea) |
Ura (Uramät) is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Uramät is the autonym of the people.
Names
[edit]Ura is alternatively known as Uramet, Uramit, Uramot, Uramät, Auramot and Neu-Pommern.[2]
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]The following table shows Ura's consonantal phonemes:[3]: 33
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | c | ɟ | k | ɡ | |
| Fricative | s | ||||||||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | ||||||||
Vowels
[edit]The following table shows Ura's vowel phonemes:[3]: 33
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | ||
| Mid | ə | ||
| Open-mid | ɔ | ||
| Open | a |
References
[edit]- ^ Ura at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Ura (Papua New Guinea)". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ a b Stanton, Lee (2007). "Topics in Ura Phonology and Morphophonology, with Lexicographic Application".
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