Organised Phonology Data

Angave (Ankave) Language [AAK] Kaintiba – Gulf Province Trans New Guinea Phylum; Angan Stock-level Family Population census: 900 Major villages: Linguistic work done by: SIL (based on 12 years work) Data checked by: Rick Speece (December 1992)

Phonemic and Orthographic Inventory

ɑ ᵐb ⁿd e ᵑɡ i ə ⁿdz k x m n ŋ o p ɾ s t u w j ʔ a b d e g i ɨ j k x m n ŋ o p r s t u w y ´ A B D E G I Ɨ J K X M N Ŋ O P R S T U W Y

Consonants

Bilab LabDen Dental Alveo Postalv Retro Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyn Glottal p t k ʔ Nasal m n ŋ Trill Tap/Flap ɾ s x Lateral Fricative Approx j Lateral Approx Ejective Stop Implos

/w/ voiced labial-velar

/ᵐb/ prenasalized bilabial plosive

/ⁿd/ prenasalized alveolar plosive

/ᵑɡ/ prenasalized velar plosive

/ⁿdz/ prenasalized alveolar Angave (Ankave) OPD Page 2

s 'opossum' p pikwɨ 'tail' s ɨ xweapi 'pandanus' gɨrasɨ 'grass' (loanword)

ᵐb bí 'parrot sp.' k kixɨ 'parrot sp.' nɨwibɨxɨ 'bird sp.' ékɨí 'plant sp.' m mé 'lips' ᵑɡ gɨwɨ 'meat' ramiá 'betel nut' xegɨ 'his' gwé 'vine' w wo 'one' owɨ 'wrap' ŋ ŋɨŋɨé 'locust' kwí 'tree sp.' aŋɨ 'house' wákwiar n 'cut in two' ɨ ɨ sɨŋwɨ 'eye'

rag 'blod' t ɨ ʔ ɨá 'bag' kirá 'knife' kirá 'knife'

d 'breath' ⁿd ɨŋɨ x xe 'it' id ó 'birdie' ɨ soxɨ 'rattan' xweapi 'pandanus' n naŋɨ 'good' aná 'shrimp' j yaɨ 'name' ayá 'liver' ⁿdz joxɨ 'you, m.s.' majɨ 'marsupial sp.'

Vowels i u e o ə

ɑ i imɨŋɨ 'wind' e emá 'moon' sɨpí 'bad' ewé 'canoe' é 'arrow' ékɨí 'plant sp.' ɨ

Angave (Ankave) OPD Page 3

ə ɨpɨ 'it' ɑ amɨŋɨ 'breast' rɨpɨ 'this' wará 'baby' s á 'dark' rɨá 'fire' ɨ sá 'thigh' ráɨ 'refuse' ɨ

niáw 'ripe' o omiŋɨ 'garden' iɑ ɨ

saŋɨ 'drum' ear n 'he is hitting' arɨo 'grandfather' eɑ ɨ ɨ nɨmearɨ 'getting' u úpikwɨ 'chest' aiw 'plant sp.' sureŋɨ 'toe' ɑi ɨ waíw 'ladder' Bɨu '(a village name)' ɨ

oɑ nɨroarɨ 'extract' /iɑ/ /eɑ/ /ɑi/ /oɑ/

Suprasegmentals (tone, stress, length)

Syllable Patterns CV wá 'heart' wá.tá 'board' má.tɨ.mɨ 'a taro' a.nɨ 'house' VV ai 'suddenly' au.pɨ.ŋɨ 'a betel nut' VV aí.wɨ 'tongue' CVV pie. ŋɨ 'round house' wá.réɨ scorpion' CVV maí.ma. ŋɨ 'front teeth' a.biá 'sweet potato' CVVV tioa.kɨ 'tree sp.' CVVV biaú 'two'

Conventions: Phonological All vowels may be open or closed by glottal closure.

Conventions: Orthographic

Acute accent represents glottal closure /ʔ/. Angave (Ankave) OPD Page 4

Transcription of a recorded passage

14. Jisaso Pitaoyá aŋɨyó nɨpáwirɨná́ wenɨŋɨ ́ éɨý ɨ ́ wɨnɨŋɨnigɨnɨ. Pitaomɨ xɨneágwí wará rɨá́ pɨrɨ ́ wiarɨŋagɨ íkwiaŋwɨyó sá riyí weŋagɨ nɨwɨnɨrɨ.

15. wé seáyɨ e ikwiáráná re eŋɨnigɨnɨ. rɨá́ pɨrɨ pɨń ɨ wiáráná nɨwiápɨń ɨmear Jisasomɨ ̂ aiwá nɨxerɨwiɨnigɨnɨ.

16. Rɨxa sogwɨ ́ wéáná ámá e dáŋɨý ɨ ́ wigɨ˜́ ámá imɨó́ dɨŋɨ ́ xɨxéroarɨŋɨý ɨ obaxɨ ́ o tɨŋɨ́ ́ e nɨméra nɨbɨro wáráná oyá xwɨyíá tɨń ɨ mɨxɨ ́ umáɨnowárayirɨ sɨmɨxɨý ɨ ́ nɨń ɨ enɨ píránɨŋɨ ́ imɨmɨxɨm´ɨerɨeŋɨnigɨnɨ.

14. When Jesus entered Peter's house, he who did looking saw it. He saw fewer doing Peter's mother-in-law so that here she was lying on a bed (and) 15. When he rested his hand on top (of her) this happened. The fewer left her (and) then she arose and scooped up food and gave (it) to Jesus. 16. When the sun went down, people from there led many of their spirit riding people to the place having him (and) released (them) (and) then with his talk he repeatedly blasted them away and all the sick ones too he repeatedly made right.

Bibliography Speece, Richard F. 1982. 'Phonological Processes Affecting Segments in Angave.' Master's Thesis, University of Texas, Arlington, 120 pp. Ms. ___. 1987. 'How shall we write what was left when the labialized post velar lost its velar?' Data Papers on Languages 33:45-55' ___. 1988. 'Phonological processes affecting segments in Angave.' Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 17(1&2):1-139.