Nukna language

Nukna
Komutu
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Ethnicity	1,000 (2015)
Native speakers	1,000 (2015)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Uruwa Nukna
Language codes
ISO 639-3	klt
Glottolog	nukn1238
ELP	Nukna

Nukna, or Komutu, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Dorsal
Plosive	p	t	k
Prenasalized	ᵐb ⟨mb⟩	ⁿd ⟨nd⟩	ᵑg ⟨ngg⟩
Fricative	f	s	h
Nasal	m	n	ŋ ⟨ng⟩
Approximant	w	r, l	j ⟨y⟩

• The prenasalized consonants are only found intervocalically.
• /f/ has only been found in three words.

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid-high	e		o
Mid-low			ʌ ⟨á⟩
Low		a

• /e/ is pronounced [ɛ] in closed syllables ending in /t/, and [eʌ] when followed by /k/.

Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ei/, /iu/, /ʌi/, /ʌe/, /ʌu/, /oe/, /ui/.

External links

• Nukna Grammar Sketch