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Endangered Micronesian language of Saipan
Tanapag | |
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Native to | Northern Mariana Islands |
Region | Saipan |
Native speakers | 10 (2011)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tpv |
Glottolog | tana1281 |
ELP | Tanapag |
Tanapag is a nearly extinct Micronesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken in the Tanapag settlement of the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Younger people speak Chamorro instead of Tanapag, but there are also efforts being made to promote the language.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Plosives | p, b | t, d | c, ɟ | k, ɡ | |
Nasals | m | n | ŋ | ||
Fricatives | f, v | s (z), ʂ (ʐ) | x, ɣ | ||
Lateral | (l) | (ɫ) | |||
Rolled | r | ||||
Continuants | w | j | (w) |
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Elameto, Jesus Mareham; Elameto, Rosario M.; Kaipat, Antonio Flores; Olopai, Francisco Mettao; Sarapau, Margarita O.; Taitano, Teresa I.; Warakai, Rosa Roppul; et al. (Elameto JM, Elameto RM, Kaipat AF, Olopai FM, Sarapau MO, Taitano TI, Warakai RR) (1991). "Front Matter". In Jackson, Frederick H.; Marck, Jeffrey C. (eds.). Carolinian-English Dictionary. PALI Language Texts—Micronesia. University of Hawaii Press (published 2019). pp. i–ii. doi:10.2307/j.ctv9hvsnv.1. ISBN 9780824881931. JSTOR j.ctv9hvsnv.1. (Includes Tanapag versions of some words.)
References
[edit]- ^ Tanapag at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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