Ura language (Papua New Guinea)
| Ura | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | (1,900 cited 1991)[1] |
Baining
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | uro |
| Glottolog | urap1240 |
| ELP | Ura (Papua New Guinea) |
Ura (Uramät) is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Uramät is the autonym of the people.
Names
Ura is alternatively known as Uramet, Uramit, Uramot, Uramät, Auramot and Neu-Pommern.[2]
Phonology
Consonants
The following table shows Ura's consonantal phonemes:[3]: 33
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | c | ɟ | k | ɡ | |
| Fricative | s | ||||||||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | ||||||||
Vowels
The following table shows Ura's vowel phonemes:[3]: 33
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | ||
| Mid | ə | ||
| Open-mid | ɔ | ||
| Open | a |
References
- ^ Ura at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Ura (Papua New Guinea)". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ a b Stanton, Lee (2007). "Topics in Ura Phonology and Morphophonology, with Lexicographic Application".
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