Nama (pronounced [ˈnəmə], or Noraia) is a Yam language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Consonants LabialAlveolarPost-alveolarPalatalVelarplainlab.plainlab.NasalmmʷnɲŋPlosive/Affricatevoiceless(p)tkkʷvoicedbdd͡ʒɡ(ɡʷ)prenasalᵐbᵐbʷⁿdⁿd͡ʒᵑɡᵑɡʷFricativeɸɸʷsɣRhoticrLaterallApproximantjw
Sounds /p/ and /ɡʷ/ only occur marginally[elaboration needed]. Sounds /t, d, ⁿd/ may range in articulation, varying from dental [t̪, d̪, ⁿd̪] to alveolar [t, d, ⁿd]. /r/ can be heard as a tap [ɾ] when in rapid speech and in consonant clusters. /ɸ/ can become voiced as [β] when intervocalically or word-finally. /ɣ/ can also be heard as [ɰ] in some contexts[what contexts?]. Sounds /n, r/ can occur as geminates [nː, rː].
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseiyuNear-closeɪMideøəoNear-openæOpena
Sounds /i, o, u/ can be heard as [ɪ], [ɔ], [ʊ, ʉ] within diphthongs.
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