Uruava is an
extinct Austronesian language formerly spoken in southeast Bougainville,
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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The language was spoken around the
Arawa. It was recorded shortly before its speakers shifted to the non-Austronesian
Nasioi language
Naasioi (also Nasioi, Kieta, Kieta Talk, Aunge) is an East Papuan language spoken in the central mountains and southeast coast of Kieta District, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
Nasals can be syllabic
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References
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Extinct languages of Oceania
Northwest Solomonic languages
Languages of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
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