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Ningil language

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Ningil
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province
Native speakers
950 (2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3niz
Glottologning1273
ELPNingil

Ningil is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

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Ningil consonants are:[2]

p t k ʔ
ɸ s ɣ
m n ŋ
l
r
w j

Ningil vowels are:[2]

i ɨ u
e ə o
a


References

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  1. ^ Ningil at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.