Aekyom (Akium), also known as Awin (Aiwin) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
Aekyom | |
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Awin | |
Region | Kiunga District, Western (Fly) Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 1987)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | awi |
Glottolog | aeky1238 |
The following table details the consonants of Aekyom.[2]
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ||
aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
Fricative | s | h | ||||
Approximant | w | ɺ | j | |||
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | æ | a |
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Rossel Island isolate |
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Proto-language |
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