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Nii language

Nii is a Trans–New Guinea language of the Chimbu–Wahgi branch spoken in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Nii has an unusual number of lateral consonants: a typical alveolar flap, , plus both dental and velar lateral fricatives, and , which are voiced between vowels and do not occur in initial position.

Phonology

Note: the source used here is unreliable.

Vowels

Consonants

<nowiki>*</nowiki> is evidently before a consonant
<nowiki>**</nowiki> is before /r/; in word-final position this sequence becomes ~ .
<nowiki>***</nowiki> may have a vocoid release at the end of a syllable before a consonant.

The account of the initial allophones of is confused, and some of the other positions are not completely clear.

References