Chuave | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2000) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
cjv |
Glottolog |
chua1250 |
Chuave is a Trans–New Guinea language of Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Chuave is spoken in Elimbari Rural LLG, Chuave District, and Lufa District, Eastern Highlands Province.
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | ɑ |
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Nasal | m | n | ||
Plosive | b | t d | k g | |
Fricative | f | s | ||
Tap | ɾ | |||
Approximant | w | j |
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