Nama language (Papuan)

Nama (pronounced [ˈnəmə], or Noraia) is a Yam language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Consonants

• Sounds /p/ and /É¡Ê·/ only occur marginally^{[elaboration needed]}.
• Sounds /t, d, ⁿd/ may range in articulation, varying from dental [t̪, d̪, ⁿd̪] to alveolar [t, d, ⁿd].
• /r/ can be heard as a tap [ɾ] when in rapid speech and in consonant clusters.
• /ɸ/ can become voiced as [β] when intervocalically or word-finally.
• /É£/ can also be heard as [É°] in some contexts^{[what contexts?]}.
• Sounds /n, r/ can occur as geminates [nː, rː].

Vowels

• Sounds /i, o, u/ can be heard as [ɪ], [ɔ], [ʊ, ʉ] within diphthongs.

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