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Kanasi (or Sona) is the easternmost Papuan language of New Guinea.

Kanasi
Sona
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Milne Bay Province
Native speakers	2,200 (1998)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Dagan Kanasi–Ginuman? Kanasi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	soq
Glottolog	kana1288

Phonology

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		ɑ <a>

Consonants

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Voiceless stop	p	t	k	ʔ (unwritten)
Voiced stop	b	d	g
Nasal	m	n
Trill		r
Fricative		s		(h)
Approximant	w		ɰ <l>

References

External links

• Alphabet and pronunciation
• Kanasi Organized Phonology Data

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