Iha language
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]
This article is about a Papuan language. For the Austronesian language spoken in the Moluccas, see Saparua language.
| Iha | |
|---|---|
| Kapaur | |
| Native to | Papua |
| Region | Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | (5,500 cited 1987)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ihp |
| Glottolog | ihaa1241 |
| Pidgin Iha | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Bomberai Peninsula |
Native speakers | None |
Iha-based pidgin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ihb |
| Glottolog | ihab1241 |
| ELP | Iha Based Pidgin |
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ||
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Liquid | rhotic | r | ||||
| lateral | l | |||||
| Semivowel | w | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | 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
- Iha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Iha-Based Pidgin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Flassy, Don A.L. and Lisidius Animung. 1992. Struktur Bahasa Iha. Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.
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