Ankave or Angave is a Papuan language spoken by the approximately 1,500 () Angave people in Kerema District, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
History In 1987, Ankave had approximately 1,600 speakers. In a 2014 estimate, however, Ankave only had about 1,500 speakers.
Phonology
Vowels Front Central Back High Mid Low Diphthongs:
Consonants Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Nasal Plosive voiceless prenasal Affricate prenasal Fricative Flap Semivowel
Writing system An orthography using the Latin script has been developed for Angave, but less than 5% of its speakers are literate.
A a B b D d E e G g I i Ɨ ɨ J j K k X x M m N n Ŋ ŋ O o P p R r S s T t U u W w Y y ´
Notes
Further reading Speece, Richard F. 1988. Phonological processes affecting segments in Angave. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 17(1/2): 1–139.
External links
Ankave dictionary