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Chuave language

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Chuave
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionChimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province
Native speakers
26,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3cjv
Glottologchua1250

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.

Phonology

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Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open ɑ

Consonants

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Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n
Plosive b t d k g
Fricative f s
Tap ɾ
Approximant w j

References

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  1. ^ Chuave at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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  • Thurman, Robin (1992). "Organised Phonology Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)