Iha language

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This article is about a Papuan language. For the Austronesian language spoken in the Moluccas, see Saparua language.
Iha
Kapaur
Native toPapua
RegionBomberai Peninsula
Native speakers
(5,500 cited 1987)[1]
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3ihp
Glottologihaa1241
Pidgin Iha
Native toIndonesia
RegionBomberai Peninsula
Native speakers
None
Language family
Iha-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3ihb
Glottologihab1241
ELPIha Based Pidgin

Iha (Kapaur) is a Papuan language spoken on the tip of the Bomberai Peninsula. It is the basis of a pidgin used as the local trade language.[2]

Phonology[]

Consonants: /p/, /b/, /m/, /w/, /t/, /d/, /n/, /s/, /r/, /l/, /j/, /k/, /ɡ/, /ŋ/, /h/

Vowels: /i/, /u/, /ɛ/, /ɔ/, /a/

  • /i a/ can also have allophones [ɪ ə].[3]

Pronouns[]

Flassy and Animung (1992) list the following pronouns for Iha.[3]

singular plural
1st person exclusive on mbi
inclusive in
2nd person ko ki
3rd person mi wat/mi

References[]

  1. ^ Iha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ^ Iha-Based Pidgin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Flassy, Don A.L. and Lisidius Animung. 1992. Struktur Bahasa Iha. Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.


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